Lots of good advice here, but no one asked what your parent's retirement plans are?

A tenant complaining online might indicate that the property manager handled them appropriately, so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.7.

What do Fannie and Freddie even do?

yes, that's what everyone wants =) appreciation is tough to predict."

What are you guys seeing in your market? 

Its a growing market, and a great place to invest for flips and rentals.  

You always get what you pay for...or less.Full service brokers should be experts who will maximize your real estate value through pricing, negotiation and terms.Discount brokers charge too much for too little value.

Unfortunately I don't have much equity in my home to do a HELOC there.Does anyone have a possible lending solution? 

This may need to be renamed to Mike's deal of the quarter!

My goal is to place tenants soon and then move on to my next investment.While it sounds straightforward to rinse and repeat, now that I have this property, I'm wondering what my next steps should be.