Anyone can live anywhere they want if they have the money, and sometimes houses are bought and then rented out without much background checking on the people moving in.

I'm happy to share tips, etc, if you want to connect. 

Many agents are part-timers, and you need to weed those out. 

Let me know if you need any tips on working with contractors or setting expectations.

Plus managing tenants is a bit more time consuming with this model. 

@Jacqueline Wright  Every auction is different so the first items to check: do they allow financing if you win the auction? 

I will check this out!

. - Thought you might want to check out my response to this original post too. 

Looking for any advice for someone starting out in this realm.   

So when you do the 1031 you will need to purchase only as much as your part of the sale.But where this is complicated is that purchasing a LP interest in a syndication does not qualify as buying real estate.