I bet you are going to get stuck with this one.

The NH MLS (NNEREN), is also the VT MLS, also doesn't require you to be a realtor, but if you're not a Realtor, they charge everyone in your office the non-realtor rate, so brokers make all agents become Realtors. 

You are in charge!  

You can’t ever bet on a property appreciating.

im about to start a 3 day free trial and i will be charged $60 per month afterwards, i think our daily limit is 15k or 20k addresses per day. so i dont think we will ever have this problem, simple small communication can avoid this if either one of us needs to make a big export. i am hoping someone can use access like me and doesnt mind sending $30 in paypal. maybe we even split 3  / 4 ways with others if they respond. 

The safer bet would be to pick a more stable location in the Midwest, but everyone's goals, risk tolerance, etc is different.

Your best bet is to network, speak to friends and family, and hope someone you know has past experience with what you're trying to achieve.

We actually found a tenant while the rehab was being done and he's been in there since, being charged $1,725 and is one of the tenants we probably all dream of.

@Glen Beringer is right that on his higher end rental he wont need to set aside 10% because he's charging 75% more in rent to cover the same fixed cost. 

It's one thing to help mom out by charging under-market rent.