(Whereas the current Report shows you being out of pocket $28,020.00).At first glance, your numbers seem a bit low for vacancy allowance and repairs.

You can buy a home to live in using FHA loan, low downpayment with mortgage insurance.

, I usually give him a ridiculously low bid, and I would get a reply in the mail a few week later to say "the bid was rejected".

With the current trends in Nashville home prices increasing, demand in Clarksville has shot up and inventory is still low. 

It's AirBNB/VRBO friendly, with a 10-month high season, Jan & Feb are the only low months but even those pay the mortgage.

Austin is super ridiculously sided with a demand that's planting roots here and living, low inventory and post-recession boom so you're going to get low cash flow and the possibility of high appreciation at the moment.

I don't want multi-family and I already understand NNN, so I'm just exploring other "outside the box" options that are low impact and very passive. 

Transfer around with low interest offers if you can, like Stephanie mentions.In '07 I got a cash-out refi for $106k and sold it last year for $145k. 

as long as it is low balance/ empty when you go to finance... it isnt a big deal. 

Low crime makes any location more desirable, so you can usually search crime maps.