While Kansas and Las Vegas had mixed success, Western New York experienced great success. 

Brian, great post.

The really attractive part of the loan is the idea of not having to put down cash as a downpayment (even though I do have cash available since I was initially anticipating going with a Conventional 30-year loan).Is it fine to assume the risk of interest rates going up for the sake of putting 0% down?

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

Are you interested in collecting payments online with the reporting included or just rent reporting without online payment processing? 

@Anthony PriloIt sounds like you are trying to transfer a personal property into an LLC since you are now making it into a rental property.When I did this, the real goal was to transfer ownership to the LLC but maintain the current (low-interest) loan.

Great post it is very good to see a contractors contributing on BP, I know and understand how busy work can be.

How do you find potential revenue, vacancy rates, etc

Reserve requirements vary greatly from lender to lender but you have to acceptable reserves of some sort as well.Lastly, keep in mind, many lenders will not consider managing properties where you are not on title as experience. 

One common obstacle is dealing with higher interest rates compared to traditional financing, which can impact profit margins.