@Kenneth JohnsonI think there's plenty of opportunity in the Gainesville.I'd stay close to home if possible.

@Mariah Bonkowski You only have to drive through the city with the tax list and you will see Plenty of the bad and Ugly.On the surface tax liens seem like a win win situation. you either earn high interest or you get a property.

My advice to you would be to look for off market properties.If you're not sure how to do that there is plenty of free info on this website just go to BP's search bar and search "How do I find off market properties" plenty of free info to get you started. 

It's a challenge to get the cashflow to be positive with no equity.I'm sure you'll get plenty of additional input in this thread.

There are plenty of resources.

I have plenty liquid and I owe only 23K on HELOC on one of my properties.So far I contacted:Envision - Not offering HELOC on MFRSun Trust.

I am still trying to understand why he hired a guy from 60 miles away, when we have plenty of inspectors around here.  

@Matt Leavell thank you. i'm sure i will have plenty of questions come up as soon as i assume control of the property and i will gladly pick your brain.

I'm sure there are plenty of posts like this one on the forums:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/430...You can also ask in the state specific forums what the landlords think.    

One guideline I use says that if the rent is $1000/mo, then the most I can pay for that rental (including any renovation) is $80,000.One caveat though - if you purchased that $80K property and it had plenty of deferred maintenance (needs a roof, windows don't work properly, old HVAC, galvanized plumbing), then you would need to have these items fixed prior to purchase or factor in this maintenance (pay me now or pay me later...).