Good tenants, good management and avoiding flood plains can certainly can make the rental business much more pleasant, profitable and with very little effort on your part so renting certainly does have significant benefits. 

Santa Rosa next door gives landlords the run around.Investing in low income isn't a bad strategy, and we don't avoid those properties.

I really appreciate the time that has been taken to reply to my first posts.I'm wondering if I'm looking to generate 15-25k of profit on my first flip on the greater Nashville area, what type of fixes/upgrades am I looking for and what should I avoid?  

I want to witness a deal from start to end and avoid paralysis of analysis, I would love to see some action, be a part of your investment process (work for learning), etc.

I am looking to connect with like-minded investors.In addition, looking for the "scoop" on areas to check out (or avoid).

Even in very exacting jobs (e.g. space craft design), where even a small mistake is literally a mission critical life & death issue, they use 'rules' to avoid over-engineering (or to use another phrase 'analysis paralysis').The 'rules' for real estate investing are not intended to be exact or fully comprehensive.

That way you avoid information overload. 

This is a way I've thought of using my credit card to avoid the 20% down payments.

This is a way I've thought of using my credit card to avoid the 20% down payments.

We have 60 days to deposit the check on another eligible retirement program or I.R.A. and avoid paying taxes  on it otherwise we will be taxed and penalized.