Along side that I'm wanting to get in to the buy and hold rental game in a few ~B- neighborhoods.I've never worked with a buying agent before, and they usually seem to be focused either on "homes" or "investments".

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What is the end game, what are we striving to? 

Specifically, taxes and utilities vary so much depending on the town and property, that you really need actuals to accurately analyze a property.

I backed into it and did not do the steps required to avoid big dollar losses.. if I knew then what I know now..I could be so far ahead of the game.

@Benigno Cunanan Keep in mind that Indianapolis can vary block to block and even street to street and zip codes are not neighborhoods.

It's a mind game that is hard to beat with being so new.

Interest rates might vary depending on many factors ( ).

I'm sure this is vary from state to state:1.

A good number will vary based on the current market and the size of your metro area.