Don't step over dollars to pick up pennies.

While some properties can be picked up at good prices, turns out in certain areas the proliferation of newer nearby strip malls, more attractive, spacious, copious parking was too competitive.

They can see this on the title transfer, now while lately they have been turning a blind eye to this you bet when these foreclosures start to pick up like they are and banks start tightening their lending again they will start to call those loans in.

Once you have a market and strategy picked out, the real fun begins. 

If I could buy my rentals for 5% I'd be picking them up at a monthly rate. 

I'm interested in picking up some Single Family/Duplex units back in Oklahoma/Fort Sill area, but my wife and I are not super comfortable purchasing property while I'm overseas.

I suggest picking a few markets that fit your criteria and start to form a team in one of them.

If there's one that I'd have to pick out it would be passive income.

Just pick up that payment?

Into the former investment property that you picked out a couple years ago.