I am an auditor by profession and I can tell if there is money being misrepresent or not.

Especially if you can help service patients of a local hospital or students of a local school, etc.Feel free to reach out for any help.

As for cash flow, in many areas VR or STR of some type (students, etc.) can work. 

I had a PM include memorial day weekend in a typo error on a student rental... not usual for the area.

In addition, I feel buy-and-hold investing is especially be a good option in my local area due to the large and increasing student population of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).A big thanks to BiggerPockets for the role they have played in my education, and providing a way for real estate investors to connect and form relationships, and if there are any local investors interested in meeting for lunch or coffee do not hesitate to let me know!

We currently owe approximately 140k on our personal residence valued at 180k, we owe 108k on a duplex that is currently rented and valued at 136k, we are in the process of a flip that should net us approximately 12k that should be finished by the end of the month, I have 12k in student loans, and we owe 38k on a truck.

For example, hire an assistant or find a motivated college student to deal with the online application/screening for you.

Western Kentucky University continues to grows and with that an endless flow of students who need a place to rent.

Definitely get a cleaning service for the common areas, I own student rentals and make sure to get deep cleaning done every other month.

Average equity sitting in homes is very high compared to before the crash.My main concern is how much consumer debt is now held in Student loans which cannot be cleared with bankruptcy.