I also don't mess with the lower grade properties which might make a difference.  

I agree with the previous replies to a point, tough town, high taxes, questionable board and police, BUT there is a company in town that keeps expanding and is bringing jobs into the area on a potential big scale (a few years back and maybe huge going forward). 

I know answering the phones live would be my best option, but due to lack of time and wanting to scale I am looking to create systems and this is a very important step.Thanks in Advance!

However, I find that doing a commercial-grade financial analysis on your SFR’s will show a local portfolio banker that you’re a serious investor and know what you’re doing.Happy investing,Troy

The units will be rented and go to the heirs of my estate when I expire.Brainstorm ways to get what you want.Optimal Path (Decide your likely path of success): I need to buy at least one property per year and scale the payments accordingly to reach my payoff goals.

It was my worse 6th grade ever...so I decide to graduate to 7th).

Obviously, you wouldn't do everything and wouldn't scale like Michael does at this point but you will get a solid foundation in how to start.Start documenting your processes and procedures, read EMyth so you will be prepared to have a business as Jeff refers to.  

Yes, they're cute (and of course, I'm biased :) ):I'm also a co-owner in a design/web/strategy business that's been going strong for 16 years--and we've also branched out to work with smaller scale web projects recently.My business has allowed us to let my wife be a stay-at-home mom, and live in a great city outside of LA with one of the best local school systems.

To really know what you need you should probably apply for a grading pre-inspection (GPI).  

Prediction comes in two flavors: 1) help investors, like you mentioned, get a head start and analyzing their risk options; 2) help explore a new opportunity for efficiency gains such as reducing the work load of the real estate community by 50%.I'm not convinced that real estate markets lend itself to be forecasted because it moves on long time scales anyways.