Without tenants it's easier to show the property and the condition can look better than if tenants have their stuff everywhere.

Online DirectoriesPerforming online searches is quite a bit easier than going to the county clerk or recorder’s office, but you certainly won’t be the first to find out about a pending bank foreclosure.

Quote from @Kar Sun: It appears the law requires you to allow them to attend, inspect together, and mutually agree to a list of damages: https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-66-property/tn-code-sect-...Print that off and follow it.Make it clear to her that she is not permitted to bring guests.

I recommend self managing as it is actually not much work and automations are probably on their way to make it easier.

And it makes it easier for an investor to roll their preferred returns back into the fund if they so desire.- Our current preferred return is 12% a year, for a 3 year term (keep in mind these funds along with the notes that they purchase exist within a marketplace so returns fluctuate depending on the offering). - ACH payments are received by investors on the 1st of every month, so participation in our fund is a purely passive investment vehicle that's open to accredited investors only (and like Patrick said above, accredited or not, anyone can purchase a note).As an added bonus, investors in our fund can redeem shares to purchase notes upon availability. 

@Ramada Evans- 1) if buying as a rental and  financing it - your down payment will need to be a min of  15% of the  purchase price   ( so thats either  30,750 at 205K price or 32,850 at the 219K price ...so  not much of a down payment  difference   2) if it appears that there isnt much competition  or interest in theproperty - the lower price might be OK   3)  you might also consider   asking the seller for a seller  credit you can use towards some of your loan costs   4) get pre approved  if you arent already pre approved 

I have been looking into side hustles, but with my current full time job, it’s easier said than done.

If the security deposit is not going to cover the the water bill or damages, try to scare him into covering the balance by hinting at sending him to collections and it will appear on any future credit pulls he may have done.

The drivers of wealth in real estate favor scale (appreciation, depreciation, and loan paydown; cash-flow should be easier with more units as well due to economies of scale). 

If you want to do MTRs near large hospitals, then just do that....figure out exactly what you want to do and the rest becomes easier.