They usually maintain nicer because of the purchase agreement existence.There are many folks who have not qualified by a bank and do not know there's an alternate that will take owner financing. 

I think I'll end up with both because Stessa high level reports and property-specific info replace a lot of spreadsheets I was maintaining. 

.- Hoping to avoid a HELOC on my personal residence (trying to maintain separation between personal/LLC).- Financial advisor & accountant both strongly advised against using our 401K or Roth IRA money.- Private investors (family/friends): we've approached a few folks already, no solid bites.What other avenues should I be considering? 

I've got a 3/2 "C" row home in the Middle River area, Section 8 (it's been well maintained by the same tenant for the last 7 years- she just moved out because Section 8 worked and she was able to save enough to buy a home of her own!).  

Where it's located, square footage, how well it's maintained, maybe a fenced in back yard, etc.

., finding renters, maintaining units...etc.).Here are my questions for everyone:1) For those who have been in a similar situation or own a property in another state, should we get a property manager or just hire contractors as needed for issues?

Everyone is terrified of it, but in reality, it’s only a problem is not installed/maintained correctly.

It depends on your goal for the property. personally prefer rent to own in most cases because it relieves me of having to manage and maintain the property. 

If your Rental is in good shape, updated systems, well maintained, etc. the rates from some companies with only RC may be equivilant to others that will only do ACV.

@Dayton Komarek definitely an apartment, I don’t know if you would like to get fixated in one spot for 30+ years, not counting all the overheads that will require to maintain that liability.