Apparently the buyer's were not able to get an appraisal done in time, so the close date was pushed to June 28.

Get a sense of what kind of projects are in the pipeline and then see if they are pushing the rules in the zoning. 

We closed on time, we were able to push up rents because he was not charging everything he was allowed to in the leases increasing our property value by 100K simply by having a few short phone calls with the tenants.

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Your ability to push rents over time will largely be driven by supply and demand for rentals, so that is a big thing to consider when investing in a rural area.

You are getting way ahead of yourself.

@Isaiah Stiverson it's great that you're getting started at a young age so you're already a step ahead!

Initially pushed closing out to this late b/c knew tenant would have to relocated.  

Obviously the closing will have to be pushed back due to the flood damage.

If the agent wows you and you feel comfortable working with them, go ahead and sign any agreement the agent wants you to sign for representation.