Hold a reserve to smooth out those bumps.

Property management is always worth considering however you will need to spend time communicating your goals with them and setting up to become a smooth process between you and the management.3.

I have purchase two rental properties this year and working with my local bank was very slow and not a smooth process. 

Again, an attorney is needed to do this properly and smoothly for you.

As much as I love to hear about the success stories, its really helpful to get insight into the parts of the learning process that didn't go as smoothly as one would have hoped.  

It's soooo hard to find a good one, which is why there have been times in the past where I did it all on my own with no realtor and it went very smoothly.

When it comes to trouble I try to find the quickest way through it to smooth sailing.

Everything that I expected starting out, learning to screen, applications, blah, blah, blah..1st yr and a half had to do an eviction went smooth, got another tenant 2 months in left the state and just disappeared left all there stuff behind..

She knows the ins and outs so that you will have a smooth closing.

If you go upwards of $200k you can end up in a quad or 6 unit apartment building.Whichever out of state market you choose it's important that you do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.