That's where good people live, and good people make good tenants.But before you put money down on a house, I would find a quality property manager.

I don't often see people talk about it very much on here at all.

I understand different people have different risk profiles.

They do this on purpose so new people get tripped up in the process and quit.

Am I allowed to post a deal here that people can help me analyze?

so, you're maxing out debt service which makes it tougher to cash flow.with that said, no matter the purchase strategy, you should always make sure you're using actual numbers, and not random assumptions.for example - some people will throw out '10% for capex.' 

I've been in the lending Industry for 20 years, and I feel many people on BiggerPockets give misleading information a lot of times.

Welcome Alana, you will find a lot of helpful people on this platform.

Clearly there is a sizeable amount of people consuming content about this stuff.Furthermore, there are literally millions of entry level rental properties in the Midwest.

Think about it, why do people do Airbnb........make more money, however they have higher vacancy rates, and more management required.