If things work out right, I'll be able to take my severance and buy a third in Indiana or Ohio (I've been eyeing the Ohio market). 

On the contrary, that same $1,000 rental would only be $128,520 in Buffalo (with still a fairly low unemployment rate of )Price-to-Rent Ratio for several cities: https://smartasset.com/mortgage/price-to-rent-rati...

Not only because NOI does not include several major deductions, but because many important decisions will be made between your GP and their CPA during tax preparation.

Hello @Jennifer KruppI live in Memphis TN there are several turnkey providers in this city.

The Absentee Homeowner with Equity is tried and true, but the Atlanta area is fairly active with investors, so you might be adding your mail on top of several others that the owner has received.You might consider Seniors with 20+ Year Ownership.

We did that in Denver in the late 90s with several executive homes. 

I have been lurking on this site for several months now trying to soak up all the information that is provided on here.A few things about me: I am a mother of 2 little boys.

Several months ago, when I decided I was going to stop doing direct mail for several reasons (cost, management of all the returned letters, time lag between sending them out to hearing from people, etc.), instead I decided to start building my own lead category verticals, comprising of Probate, Pre-foreclosures, Evictions, Violations and so forth; get them skip traced and call owners, instead of mailing them. 

I had a friend who "fired" several realtors because he was arbitrarily asking for reductions like you. 

I am taking a $240,000 inheritance and purchasing properties in the next several months.