Based on my calculations, this would lead to cashflows around $700 per month.I am now looking more into FHA loans and wondering if that would be a better idea since I can only use this on my first property.

@Kyle Falkenstein huge fan of lvp.

We are based on Maui and are looking for SF homes and condos to FF and possibly hold for LTR/MTR.

It's an asset based loan so most all the requirements will be dependent on the rent covering the debt so if you have cash but no stream of income it'll be the way to go.

Make a decision based on the numbers.

If you like a market, just get a base hit deal there and start spending time at the property getting to know the house, the market, and local vendors.

So, join some of those Indy based real estate groups on Facebook.  

My wife and I are in based in San Jose but we have lots of connections in Utah.

While it is under 100K, and loans under 100K are often more expensive because they are harder to get and because it costs the same to underwrite a 100K loan as it does a 300K or a 1M loan.... and certain costs are fixed and not based on the loan size (think things like processing and document fees and underwriting costs...).

Lots of great advice like knowing what criteria you can base tenancy on and what you cannot.