I strictly buy "off market" using Subject To, Wraps, and Owner Financing and then sell using Lease Options for cash flow.

Some are very strict, some are flexible, and they all have different lending programs.

There are people that would like to regulate Landlords.The laws in Australia are so difficult to navigate that about 75% of all rentals are professionally managed.

Make sure that the State's law allows you to get a Flat Fee MLS listing or Entry Only listing. some states prohibit this - check the Department of Justice website for your state's specific regulations at: https://www.justice.gov/atr/competition-and-real-estate

It is one of the most regulated and litigious places on earth, and not a good launching pad for a new investor.

Carlson you may want to contact @Colin Zhu on your indy situation.. there is strength in numbers.Also file a complaint on line with the Indiana AG's office the ONLY way this guy stops is by regulator mandate.. if he had intentions of stopping he would have 2 years ago when all of this was known to Morris.. 

Point being, make a plan, use strict criteria and work for it. 

If you were in the area or if you have someone that really knows the market in the area you could take that gamble and it may pay off but just as easily it could leave you selling for half of what you purchased it for in 5 years.Now my final disclosure, BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING in Port Huron you need to go read the new zoning rules that the local government has passed that no longer allows rentals in certain neighborhoods as well as the landlording regulations that require rental certificates and inspections.I do want to let you know that when I started investing in Port Huron in '09 I had hoped to buy bad houses in the Hospital / College area, fix them up and rent them to stabilize that community.

Make sure you read up on any laws regarding separately metered water bills.It is possible to do so in Massachusetts but the fine print is VERY strict on how to manage them.

@LeArcashei Moore not sure about the regulations in Tuscaloose but you could probably ask Brian Trippe of the Alabama REIA "AlaREIA".