.- moderately high income can not typically write off the passive losses against active income, exception for REP or STR benefit but OP is not planning either.  

As Im a smalltime landlord with a moderate-low income (60k/yr), eviction fees and mortgage costs are really going to hurt.

Lower price relative to coastal markets keeps investment entry moderate.2.

Until the moderators move your post into the Classifieds area, we're not allowed to contact you and offer our services (even though a few rogue ones will). 

Home Price Softening Will ContinueMarkets that saw rapid pandemic-era appreciation, like Florida and Texas, are now experiencing moderate declines.

That's why 2-4 units makes sense for a first deal -- you get residential financing rates, which are 1-2 points better.But if you've already done work in real estate (contractor, property management, even successful fix-flips), a 5-unit with light to moderate rehab is not impossible.

I learned from @ wholesaling book about estimating the repair costs as follows Multiply the SQ of the home by $15 for a light rehab .. multiply the SQ by $30 for a moderate rehab... then finally .. for a Heavy rehab multiply the SQ by $50.. hope that helps & happy investing

Anywhere in US or overseas.No easy answer - to make it worth it you’ll need to either be willing to take moderate risk (or higher than moderate risk) or add active participation.  

Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Russell Brazil: Quote from @James Hamling: How do we get @Moderators to pin this thread to top of forums like BP notices? 

In contract law, ambiguous terms are almost always interpreted against the drafter (the landlord).To double down on this:Kill the Adjectives: Words like "clean," "reasonable," or "moderate" are subjective.