Once you have found a Investor Friendly Realtorask him/ her to determine the hot markets, in your County, with the greatest number of sales over the last 90 to 120 days using the MLS.

A "subject to" will not work because the value is up side down, or can it work some how?

Those are our two hot items right now, and by the way they all came from an absentee owner list I purchased through listsource.com.

The bureaucracy and red tape of the Housing Choice Voucher program, you do not want to sign a third party governmental contract, be subject to the inspections, the time of waiting for the process, something other than discrimination against the potential applicant. 

There is an entire BP forum on the subject of notes too, with lots of experts and great info. 

*IF* the conversation comes up (meaning they initiate it), you might read the comment as positive or negative and if negative, you can respond with (depending upon the context) something like "I agree"  "I see your point" and switch subjects.  

At $340k, it's not going to work and I wouldn't speculate about escalating rents or appreciation - not guaranteed, period...Nashville is very hot right now and the only way someone will make money on this duplex is if they tear it down and rebuild to flip.To give you another comparison, I just put in an offer for a 10 unit in Dickson for $300k - only 45 min's from Nashville.

there are a few 2-2s in my area that rent as quickly as 3-2s  but the market has been hot for years so it may not say much.

I assume in the worst cases, even if the HOA forecloses, they would still take the property subject to the first (me)  Is that correct or is there something lurking out there that I am not aware of?

Not an expert on this subject, but I've never thought of flat roofs as a fire hazard, but more of a leak hazard.