We are not having luck finding a home in her price range.

But on average I think $90-150/sqft is a good range depending on the area and the class of finish-out.

Rentec Direct is free is you've got under 50 units or something around that range.

I would be more than happy to discuss real estate market analysis and hear about your successes in other markets, as well as your experience with long-range investing.

They'll provide the real insight, but here are some metrics I look at:-Population growth-Job growth with higher wages-Business friendly-Diverse economy-Strong occupancy rates-Acquisition price-to-rent ratio-Landlord friendly-Infrastructure development-Lifestyle amenities-EducationBest of luck!

But I also generally am investing in pure cash flow markets (The Midwest...except for some recent investments in Phoenix).If you stay around that 2-3% range, what's the worst that can happen?

I don’t like the numbers unless you can get close to rent in the 1700 range to cover closing cost and some rehab.  

There cost for these services range- and the lowest (which is what people are really interested in right) I have found is $500 for the qualifying process, which you would tack on to the closing costs.

And selling in that 700-900 range properties tend to sit a bit longer because there are less buyers in that price range.I have also considered building a spec home at a considerably lower price, and I am also toying with the idea of putting a manufactured home on it for around 100k and getting a quick return. 

Rents in my neighborhood go for 1600-1900My target range for the bigger house would be a max of 330k and I think could rent the bottom out for 800-1000 per month.Scenario 1: I rent out my old house, I factored in taxes,  insurance, 5% for vacancies and 5% for repairs and I'm estimating $150/month cash flow.My payments on the new place would be about $1750 - 900 from the tenant = $850/ month.