I guess the extra is the cost of workers comp/insurance in GA vs.

Tough to do but can be done.  

I have a co worker who lives in a house that he no longer wants he do have a mortgage that's about $1400/month but the down side to this is he and his EX girlfriend names are on the DEED.

For members to tell you what is best to do with $15k is tough because it will vary to what you enjoy and where you see yourself. 

A solid value / price is tough to gauge Anthony Gayden  without any of the other answers because creating that number is a function of what the market can bear (rents), what you will need to put into it to get a solid tenant, and what you can convince the lender to assume.

(once again, Steven Hamilton's reco is spot on)Southside is tough and not for newbies.Indiana is good too and can be reached within 45 minutes.

It's tough to borrow from people you don't know to do this stuff.

I have tried looking through county assessor websites, but those are tough without the specific addresses.

Shoot, there's even a HUD program for people in professions such as nurses, EMT workers, teachers, firefighters, LEO that will allow them to purchase the property for 50% of the asking price.

my situation right now is i do all the legwork. my realtor and i find the properties. we walk the properties and come up with a rehab price. the deal is given to the investor, and if he likes it he buys. he then deposits the rehab $ in my account, sometimes in increments if its a larger flip. the property gets sold. i get 10% of profits. only other $ i make on the deal is if i have time and do any of the physical work, then i can pay myself.walking anywhere from 10 to 40 properties a weekarranging and making deals with suppliers and workers to keep costs downtaking responsibility for project getting done for the amount i quoted it to bei wouldn't consider doing it for a nickel less than what i am right now, and often times that isn't enough.