A miscalculation can eat up your profits fast.Speed is Key – The longer you hold the property, the more you pay in interest, taxes, and utilities.

some hype but also a lot of good information.also remember: seller finance of a paid off asset, lower risk. 

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I'd feel comfortable investing ~$50k to start off.

Ask yourself, why would the federal government pay MORE than market rent and waste our tax dollars?

This takes some of the risk off of the landlord and places the risk on you.

If it is to cash flow right now, then you're right you would be a little tight with your tax/insurance escrows.

in what I just laid out, you'd make monthly payments to the seller just like you would to a bank for 5 years, and then the remaining principal balance of the loan would be due, at which time presumably you would refinance the house into a commercial mortgage and use the proceeds to pay off the seller. 

Their taxes and insurance may have doubled and they can't afford the house any more.I think geographic is tough because there just isn't typically the turnover any more in most areas. 

As you can tell we worked our tails off.