I am looking into two smaller markets near me (you know how the small towns in Iowa are) as starts.

I'm changing over to mini-splits for both heat and A/C and I couldn't be more excited to put that cost with the tenants and give them control over their own heat AND offer A/C.  

I've had 2 roofs done in town, and BSW was the most professional of all the contractors we spoke to. 

There is a little town outside Vegas that's in an Opportunity Zone - but unfortunately, it's pretty far out and rents are low, so we re going to pass even if there are so many tax incentives.

Hi, Have an opportunity to purchase a duplex in a eastern US Shore town.

In a Sub to the deed gets transferred thus giving you 100% ownership of the property but the underlying security instrument stays in the old owners name and you simply keep making payments. you now have 100% control with little to no risk since nothing is in your name (assuming you are smart enough to never own real estate in your personal name).Worst case scenario if your world ends and you can't make payments or the loan is called due and you can't pay is deed it back to the seller and move on. 

One book I just read was entitled something like "How to Buy and Sell apartment buildings and it good stories about buying and selling middle-sized apartment buildings (around 100 units) and Partnerships.The Partnership he liked then was called "Tenants in Common'  where you could still control the investment and how you could keep control of a property and have a part of it with 1% and have separate agreements with each partner's participation. 

If you want to find deals in this town, RE has to be your new hobby!

I live in a beach town and I own my primary home.

Just bought a duplex (SFH previously converted to a duplex) in a small town (New Castle, IN, about 40 minutes east of Indianapolis).