*Making sure your rental properties have great curb appeal*Making sure you have a legal Rental Lease Agreement*Deciding whether to have your lease agreement as a month to month or annual**Making sure you have a legal Application form*Making sure you have a legal Criteria Qualification Policy*Doing Credit Checks and how much do you charge*Learning how to read a credit check report*Learning how to choose Tenants*Learning how to keep your tenants long term*Receiving calls all day and night from tenants or your repair men.  

We found a house in a good area, with good schools, no repair at all, new flooring, new carpets, new paint, good curb appeal, and an all around very nice house for a rental.I ran the numbers with 20% down and the underwriter given us 5% for an investment property.

And I still have cash left over to do a couple more smaller deals - possibly land deals, that will boost my margins even more.9.

I had one where we used the street for 20 ft to use the curb cut and then put in a private driveway along the rest.

.-  Curbed Atlanta- Atlanta Neighborhood Classification- Intown WireRedfin and Zillow are great tools for evaluating neighborhoods, prices, days on the market, etc.  

So you might not be able to use that rental income (on paper only) to boost your mortgage qualifications.

Trying to find a mentor/partner has been a little rough but I know my anxiety will be kicked to the curb once I find that mentor.

Interest only helps the cash flow while stabilizing with low payments.Banks love crappy short amortizations and low ltv's because it curbs risk.This is not legal advice and I have limited experience with IRA based loan but maybe you could do a hybrid.

We also have a pontoon boat, and would like to rent the two together to boost revenues.

No matter what your strategy, I'd pick a house with good bones, good curb appeal, and buy it "right priced."