I could easily justify a $50-75 up charge on the property over other rentals due to the money being saved on the electric bill.

Bummer, love the city.If you live in NY, there are a ton of other markets that will trump Atlanta for cash flow pretty easily and with nicer entry prices.

The entrance to the kitchen is in the middle of the house, easily accessible from the hall, living room, and dining room.The exit to the backyard can be made from both the dining room and the kitchen nook.No powder room, but that's in keeping with the nearby houses.

Well I hope your search for some good deals comes through swiftly and easily!  

I'm still figuring out exactly what shape that will take, but I believe it will likely be some combination of buy-and-hold and flipping.I plan to pursue a real estate license here in Washington to enable me to more easily get licensed in Idaho as well (Idaho doesn't have online courses like WA does), and I'd love to learn more about flipping, finding and purchasing multifamily investments, and on real estate investment with little cash.

@David Faulkner  I am now an official lyft driver.. not sure I can figure out how to use the app though.. but will try it one Sat morning for fun.. it was a funny processyou show up and they have to inspect the car.. guy says turn on the engine.. ( I said I don't have an engine  he looks at me  funny)  I said DUDE this is an electric car it just goes.. kind of stunned then he had to make sure the seat belts worked.. and boom the Tesla was approved.then of course you have to upload your stuff on your EYE phone with pictures and that was cool never did that before so if nothing else I leaned how to do that.but then and its a big but.. they hit you with a test at the end.. and its the rules of a cabbie basically so I flunked that.. they were shocked.. but I got to take it when I got home and only missed one the second time around.. so now I know when I pick someone up I am to turn the music down and greet them with a warm hello.. also I should not smoke in my car or allow others to. some other pearls.what I found interesting was the lady next to me was saying the reason she is doing it.is she works right by the airport.. so on her way to work she can pick someone up.. and when going home she is hoping she can take someone from airport towards her home.. thereby making money on her normal commute.. a few of the others said same thing they just want to pick folks up on the commute.  

I don't have the requisite greed to fight needless battles when there are other choices so easily made.  

@Jackie Young Oil field workers = 1099 = don't qualify for financing easily (>2 years on job)Again oil field workers = transient= don't want to get committed to a house when they may only be there 1-5 years

While I would say you're on the right track with your desire to invest out of state (Seattle really is pricey at the moment, like the new SF) I wouldn't get locked into investing somewhere just because you know people there or can travel there easily.

I made a very nice post card that I feel will at least get a quick enough glance to catch the name before being thrown away the first time and will be easily remembered the second time and on.