We invest in Idaho, probably the most landlord friendly market in the country, had good luck there. 

It's important to know what market rents are for what you are analyzing, many properties are super under rented and you have to get them to market rates. 

They are either dealing  with a property they are having problems with or they want more than market vale. 

Look at their marketing strategy.

Very solid market, been investing there over 10 yrs and the rents continue to climb! 

My thinking is I can not as it probably works as I does in the stock market with my IRA.

I wanted to help them out and minimize their loss and saw an opportunity to get a property slightly below market because of my commission savings, immediate mortgage and maintenance relief, in addition to keeping a lower short term interest rate How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Our portfolio currently cash flows, but cash flow isn’t our top priority right now since we plan to use this portfolio to supplement our retirement in 12 years when I leave the Army.My biggest challenge is committing to an out-of-state market.

With average rents in Charlotte hovering around $1,800 to $2,000, that means an average agent fee of just $190—if the management company even pays the showing fee.I understand that this may vary by market, but in mine, I don’t see agents being incentivized to work with renters.

I’m targeting assets between 25-100 units located in high-growth markets that exhibit strong fundamentals.