I know that house prices are inflated here much like the rest or the country but it also seems rents are low. 

Hey guys, how does maintenance work in a row house? 

I have read J L Collins simple path to wealth and he recommended vtsax because of the fees being incredibly low.

Lots of development that comes on-line 2 years late.All that being said, there is one market for high rise condos and different market for homes/ low rise property.

The vacancy % seems a little low to me.  2% means that in-between tenants the unit will be vacant for only 1 week each year. 

I have a solid understanding of rehabbing and mechanicals having personally renovated our current house, so am hoping to handle a bit of the value-add and maintenance on my own to reduce costs.

Two, more importantly, it works now in certain parts of the country because of their low capital cost basis and more importantly, the current low-interest environment, which allows them to own SFR as rentals with bare positive cash flow in lower-priced markets.

The setup and maintenance costs will be prohibitive and eat up any potential differential in returns that you may be able to generate in real estate as opposed to other IRA investments.

They also tend to be more high maintenance renters (often because of "helicopter" parents) and can have outlandish expectations when renting for the first time.Hope this helps.

I don't feel that rent concessions are appropriate due to maintenance issues but five weeks is a game changer.