It's really up to your preference, but if you do this then you are going to be getting door knocks at 3am in the morning to fix toilet clogs.

Can you maybe give some insight on why you’d choose Indianapolis and any preferred agents, contractors, lenders, etc that I could reach out to would be awesome!

I would prefer more than one unit but, one would be alright.

Some people like the flipping business model, I just prefer buy & hold. 

I’m going to go against the grain and say you should learn how to find an off market deal.The method will depend on budget and preference, but once you realize if you buy good enough deals you don’t need down payments that’s a game changer.  

I obviously would prefer the 3-3.5% down you and @Ozzy Sirimsi mentioned, who do you go through and is it a special kind of loan?

I have also found that residential loans close quicker (but that may just be our bank)  For those reasons I prefer residential loans.  

If that is the preferred method does anyone have a contact for someone near Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. 

Personally I would prefer to deploy my own smart devices as I would prefer to choose the brand and software used to control the devices.

I then follow up all three ways until I figure out the listing agent's preferred method of communication to make sure that an offer is seen and presented.