The more people I connect with, SFH seems to be a safer play in Indy, especially from a vacancy risk and return perspective.

@Joshua DorkinMe neither ... all I can think of at the moment is something in the JavaScript on the page - if she is using the browser - is getting its attention.If she is talking about alerts arriving in her mailbox, then I'm betting there is a third-party, let-us-take-your-money-unnecessarily, anti-virus product installed that is having issues with the links in the e-mail messages.

The owner may wait for a day or 2 to put it up for sale, but within 90 days I would be willing to bet that same home will sell for $260,000 to $280,000.

My recollection was from when I was offered COBRA many years and i'd bet my recollection was off (By abouit 30 days.......)

If the neighborhood isn't great, 5% vacancy might be a stretch - safer to plan for something more like 10%.Do you plan to do any work on the property up-front?

I spent 5 years there with the Australian Trade Commission back in 70's.Because of the bad weather, pigeons & the ongoing IRA fireworks, we found it cheaper/safer to leave for 3 day weekends (flextime was great) for various Med destinations.

It's referred to as "boarder" income.Your better bet it to rent the whole thing out and grab a cheap apartment if you can!

And, I bet I get more cash flow out of them and better appreciation than whatever you might find in some distant land.

Your best bet is to call around.  

I bet the average time frame from deciding to follow/learn/pursue to be prepared and informed enough and find a deal is probably close to a year for a lot of people, 10-14 months.