In SFR if prices rise supply drops, high interest rates makes cash flow for new investors go away and supply drops.

In the meantime, I highly recommend "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

Hey @Tom Pubins - I would highly suggest using www.hemlane.com they syndicate to many different sites and have a very clean platform to manage tenant screening. 

Your realtor friend is telling you the truth, for I work in the Gwinnett area for the high paying careers are further North of the city but I am a resident of the Dekalb area.

Now that I am going into the high season im trying to figure out how high to push my prices without staying vacant.

From my research it seems prices have gone up a lot in recent years so I am wondering if this strategy is still a feasible option for someone looking to start with a SFH for 150k or below, adding value with a rehab and getting a high enough appraisal to make it work. 

High lawyer hourly on aWhat is the percentage of home transaction that's messy and not straight-forward ?

Even if you do have assets, and the cost is high, such as in NH where the transfer tax is cost prohibitive, he compares the possible benefits to the actual cost.He has an associate who does the actual return, and with whom he works closely. 

In this area, where the values are so high per sqft at sale, there are always deals to put together.

A quality CPA (one that specializes in real estate) should save you more money in the long run than they cost you.