Tell the agent what you need done, and if he doesn't do it in a timely matter there will usually be a clause explaining how you can terminate early without penalty if he fails to perform or do his job to the best of his ability. 

Every property in a location can perform differently based on many different variables.Just find properties you like and evaluate them individually. 

You also haven't provided any numbers about ROI or cashflow - how good are these properties performing?

spend time there in person. 

if you buy a property at market price in a good neighborhood - you will break even or lose money.and in general, if you're serious about this, i'd recommend going to your chosen market in person, probably multiple times, to set up your team. 

As Jaron mentioned above, average homes aren't performing well and the unique, experiential homes are hitting and exceeding revenue targets. 

Since the S&P 500 averages around 10% annually I personally don't see a point in investing in a rental that's not going to at least beat that.

Hey BP I have questions I'd like to consider myself a strict person when it comes to screening my tenants recently I have a few section 8 applicants.

A Self-Certified permit review would likely only take a few weeks; as compared to 4-6 Months for a project which is not "Self-Certified" and needs to go through the "Standard Plan Review" process.A Zoning analysis should be performed for your property ASAP using a Plat of Survey to ensure you would be allowed to build what you want to build, and check for any potential "Setback" concerns when it comes to adding Dormers...

It may make evictions of non-performing tenants difficult or impossible.