The insurance company wrote a check to my LLC, which owns the house, less the amount required by the City written on the General and Taxes & Demolition Expenses Form.

If not I would double check your rent against the market.

If you are opening up for more than 6 months out, be sure to continuously check that your pricing is on market and ensure holiday pricing is accounted for! 

Not all credit unions give out Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) for investment properties, so check if they're down with that.

I'd also check if the utilities are still in the original tenant's name. 

If you do decide to take the leap and buy something just keep those (2) options in mind.You can also use a "Bank Statement" loan where the banks looks at 12 or 24 months of your business checking account and will add up all of your gross deposits and use 75% of the income as an annual salary.

Check if your management team has a slick process in place or if they can up their game.

You can also check meetup.com or search facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

To be honest it's a strategy you should check out if you haven't already.

You can also get the property under contract with a due diligence period that lets you kick the tires before leaping.From the sale perspective this is what the 1031 exchange is all about.