@Amanda welcome to BP and I will watch this thread to see which market you decide to go with. 

Next time watch your contractor so they don't go outside the scope of work.

Landglide-LandGlide lets you view maps, with real estate boundaries overlaid, on your Apple iPhone or iPad, or Android phone or tablet.

Yes, it took about 2-3 months of watching the market for a deal.

Too bad the bad apples required a law passed to make it more clear what a landlord was entitled to, liability to relet is on the owner and the right to collect rents is over with a new lease.

At BP, you can watch and learn from the free online videos and educational courses on this site.

True professionals have valuable information, and are most likely charging for it.If you find someone who is where you want to be, put in the work to study them, watch what they do, listen to what they say, pay for information they have.The first step to success is to train your brain to seek information then take action,  not to wait for it to come to you.

I watched BPs newest webinar and learned Brandon's 5 "Rights".  

Having watched this unfold on a smaller scale (~4500 homes) in north LA earlier this spring (Monroe area), I can tell you what we have seen.There are opportunities to purchase houses in disrepair as a significant portion of the affected were not required to have flood insurance.

You have been watching Chip and Joanna haven't you.