I would say the area is fairly shady (referring to the amount of sunlight,  not the quality of people that live there).

I heard duplexes in these cities  like Kansas and Indianapolis, tend to give landlords more trouble than SFH, because of the quality of the tenant you usually get for these properties in these cities, and for the price point you mentioned I believe that might be a possibility of buying two SFH (2 x 45K) with almost the same out-of-pocket cash.

We will launch the VR forum as soon as we have somewhere in the ballpark of perhaps 50 high quality forum threads that our users have identified as appropriate to be moved to the Vacation Rental Forum!  

My primary goal is to not have a giant empire but to grow a quality, ethical business the right way while of course earning an income/profit in the process.

Choosing a market, deciding a property type...all those things depend on budget, your goals (do you want higher cash flow or better appreciation potential and quality, etc.?)

The problems that arise from wholesale transactions have more to do with the diligence performed by the wholesaler and the quality of the contracts. 

We work to provide the highest quality with the lowest price guarantee.

I've been using my commute to work to listen to audio books and these two are my favorite so far.

DD includes determining the quality of your current renters and owners.  

Generally as a direct buyer having 750k and up to put down is a good start in higher quality commercial assets.