@Ellen ChengThat's a good question.

Is Salisbury, NC a Good Place for MTR/Long-Term Investing?

I’d love to hear your thoughts and if this is a good route to proceed with, especially in Kansas City. 

If you had 50k in credit card debt for business startup costs (not real estate) with a 3-4-year plan to pay it off, high debt utilization in the meantime and a 620 credit score - but wanted to start investing in rental properties - what would you do with 20k that falls into your lap?

I'm a Radiographer In military manufacturing and put together a budget so within a couple of years I want to take the jump into owning a property and renting it out.

That makes it twice as hard to make it cash flow.I would look here for a LTR or elsewhere for a STR. 

When I was a kid I lived in an area for a few years that had a lot of A frames.

Just some food for thought.Typically from my experience, a lender that is willing to do a "blanket" style loan, lends from their own portfolio.

I’m a high-income earner and just received a substantial tax bill, so I want to make sure I’m getting everything right from the start.To give some context, I currently own one rental property where my dad resides.

Chicago title & old republic title are some that I have used in the past.My mentor @Joe Mueller started a title business called Investors Titles Services.