I suspect but dont know .. this has all the red flags of lenders to watch out for as in pump and dump due diligence schemes..

Quote from @Jinxiang Xu: New to being a landlord, and already forked out $20k for foundation repair on this rental house.

Repeat every year until you get tired of moving.

Get out of your comfort zone.

@Serge Hounkponou Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Theyre out there, but they are largely impractical and not viable except in the most profitable deals.

The last year I renovated a single family home to rent, pulled out some equity, couldn’t have gone better.

Quote from @Luis Cerwin: I have a single family house in Detroit (I'm out of state) for past few years.

Are there any options out there that won't tear away the margin on flips?

One asterisk to all of the above areas are townhomes and condos.