I live in the greater Nashville area.

Hey @Jerry Nogueras - I was in your shoes too, born in NYC, and lived between there and Long Island. 

When your tenant stops paying and communicating, who will knock on the door to see if they still live there?

Now to the bad news: it is REALLY hard to be a 20yo real estate agent and make a living wage, let alone generate cash for a down payment.

We plan to come back live in it the other 6 months, fix it up more, repeat that process until we can find another deal that makes sense for us. 

I have changed my rental strategy to Co-Living (rent by the room).

I live in Fl. where insurance is pretty costly but I am also investing in states where insurance seems less expensive.

GeGe property i have both in jacksonville Florida but i live in Palm bay Fl so it like 3 hr away ....     

Here's a little background on Tenant situation...has 2 or 3 young kids, an adult sister, an aunt with her male friend and the lessee has a male friend, that all appears to live in the apartment but aren't on the lease.

It has ample basement living space, that the tenant uses as a third bedroom.