Next to getting the right deal, I believe that the most important decision is getting the right tenant.

Subsequently, my husband and I decided that investing may be something that we would start to investigate and had told him so, but also that we are due diligence people and don't just jump out and make decisions with tens of thousands of dollars on the line. 3 days later we got that text.

I think I can make a better decision now, thanks everyone! 

We are interest in renting investment.Any advice in how to find and make the decision.  

It's tedious however to run different scenarios and project where different combinations of decisions leave me in 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, 30 years, etc., with the ability to change variables and have the results auto populate across my entire financial big picture. 

Your decisions there will help drive the "where" conversations. 

Mortgage brokers can become a middle men and a filter, slow down decisions and communication, pick a loan that pays more commission - I have had mixed results.

There are a number of great articles here on BP regarding this decision making process.

Jaik has a good point, talk to a lender and see if what you can get per-qualified that will help you a lot in your decision making.

Most of the houses have already been sold and rehabbed and the phone numbers are incorrect.