My father passed away a few months ago unexpectedly at the age of 52.

My goals are to build long term wealth/cash flow through real estate investing, rental properties or other investments to provide a sound retirement for my family.I've been researching real estate knowledge on google for a few months and accidently came accross your site while reading other forums about real estate investing.

Remember you will need your 3.5% FHA down payment and cash reserves for unexpected repairs/ vacancies.

Hello, I have become unemployed since buying a rental property due to a car accident in January of this year.

You should be able to document that fortunate accident and had other things like written communication, the lease itself, your past practice etc all demonstrating that your intent was to hold.  

Are some experienced investors reading this and predicting failure due to an unexpected maintenance issue, or failure to manage my manager?

On the other hand, I don't have the spare capital to replace my new car, so I have insurance to cover if I'm in an accident.

PM reports new and unexpected CAPEX expenses and turnover fees and property becomes cashflow negative.4.  

Got a similar message on my answer machine last night...Another one going around is someone you used to know has been kidnapped after a car accident and they want $1,000 or they'll shoot...

Airbnb supposedly has a 1M dollar insurance plan that they have in place to protect guests and hosts for accidents.