Sit down at night and watch "American Greed" as this very scenario is often depicted the end result is seldom a rich, happy. safe investor.

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You will learn that some actions are not as useful, some will not produce the desired results, however you'll occasionally experience fear. 

NoOhio Revised Code4735.01 Real estate broker definitions.As used in this chapter:(A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following:(1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;(4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;(5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants;(6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate;(7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate;(8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;(9) Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.

I know there are ways to bypass realtors and find comps of my own but I would much rather leave this step to a professional for the most accurate results.

Just on the cost side, for printing a very rough rule of thumb is that each doubling of the quantity results in only about 50% additional printing cost. 

However, the potential tenant pool is cut so drastically as a result of this price as well as finding the right tenant that wsa ready, willing and able to move into this sort of living situation. 

I think you can find deals in most markets, and leveraging family, friends, or existing real estate contacts will yield much better returns on your time and you'll likely have much higher confidence in the results vs. starting with strangers in an unknown market.  

Many homeowners chose to buy too much house and they are suffering as a result.

Cash in hand could be another way if  you divert the money from the 401k (not contributing to it after your company match is exhausted) and put it somewhere you won't spend it.