7 Stunning Qualities That Make Memphis One of a Kind....It is no secret that the owner of a company called Memphis Invest would love the city, but Memphis also bears the brunt of its fair share of knocks.  

Finding and choosing reliable, quality people is where I see this option being an issue, along with the time, which with 2 little ones at home on top of working full time is tough to come by.

Keep in mind that your deal rate will be based on several factors 1) Using a quality list, 2) Getting the attention of your prospect (be creative with your mail pieces), 3) Entice them to call (use good copy - short copy will promote a higher response but less qualified leads and a long copy will promote less response but more qualified leads), 4) Be ConsistentIf you fail at any one of those, you're wasting money on direct mail.  

Train your brokers on exactly what you are looking for and you will get higher quality deals.  

I got my BP membership almost 2 months ago while searching about screening tenants for rental properties. 

I would get all the quality work done by the seller that you can before closing, but sounds like you are discounting the hvac already....after that you are relying on the kindness of strangers (so they probably won't fix it later)..and get your landlording processes in place too.

However, because I'm not as experienced and still young, I want my first property to be one I could potentially live in as well as have tenants that are high quality professionals that won't give me much trouble. 

Also, it is harder to find a quality tenant moving in Feb.  

I'm an agent in the area and recommend the two following inspectors to my buyers:Royse Cockrell with Quality Inspect http://quality-inspect.com/orKeith Evans with Pillar to Post http://bellcounty.pillartopost.com/home

If you choose to go that route make sure there eviction rate is low because they are screening the tenants.