If you have or qualify for disability that happened during your time with the National Guard that can increase your benefits as well.  

In fact high bidder was a well known foreclosure property buyer I had previous dealing with.  

Zillow cease working with Turbotenant as well, and my experience was the same as yours @Glenn Hoffman.Now I list on zillow separately by myself.

Hi Lindsey,I'd like to hear more about your Reserve as well! 

Well........they sent a picture of a section of the roof, some of the shingles are u and guess what- NO insurance on it now.    

That clarifies some things pretty well.

I have nice portfolio of rental property in the Memphis area as well and constantly selling good investment property deals on & off market to my clients!

Once you figure out what type of property you are looking for, laying out the repayment period for investors will help as well.

I can definitely say that while the bigger fire we had was a pain... it actually worked out really well... in the end we had a much improved property, and we stepped in and did as much of the work we could do ourselves that the insurance company was compensating us at  'retail' rates for... like painting, and replacing cabinets, and other simple tasks.  

I agree....but the OP should still bear in mind that these Blue cities will still have very tenant-friendly laws in place, so that should be weighed into the decision as well....IMHO.