. :) ).As I'm sure you know you gave a bit of a range in the quality and desirability of areas, as well as long term development plays, but they all have merit.  

Account Closed Knowing your market is critical to whether you are an investor or a speculator.Here is the short list of what you need to know:*  Rents*  Sales comps*  Taxes*  DOM*  Profit potential  (formula)*  Seller's or Buyer's market*  Market saturation*  Interest and availability of tenants and/or buyers*  Cost of homes for sale (not the same as sales comps)*  Quality of neighborhood (stats, but eyeball test works even better when you inspect a property)Joe VilleneuveREcapSystemA2REIC

Those houses are professionally managed and have positive cashflow.I have an offer outstanding on a SFR in the Indianapolis area and hope to close on that soon.

Every lead is not something you can turn into business, the quality of your leads has much to do with that but you need to recognize what fits your skill level and abilities to manage or work the leads.

This is a combination of the climate, condition of the property, and the quality of the property manager. • Stable or growing job market - Rental property profitability is dependent on a stable job market.

Then actually follow up, ask about the work quality, how many (if any) change orders those customers got hit with, was the contractor there when they said they would be there?

But my payment is so low that I am making a ton of money plus the outstanding balance drops by a few $100 every month.

Just remember, never lose control of your deal.As far as marketing is concerned the Quality is in the Quanty.

questions: how did you ascertain the "quality" of the title co.? 

Is it possible to double close on this home at a lower price than what my seller owes as long as the seller is willing to pay the outstanding balance and does that mean the home will be a short sale if he tries to get this approved by the bank?