In the past few years I was burnet and learn a lot.... the most important tip I have for you to if you want to start  investing remotely: people people people. location is important , analyzing a deal is important a great plan is important but if the key people in your team are dishonest none of this would matter. find a key focal contact and spend all the time and energy to make sure he/she is an expert in the specific market and reliable. talk to other investor who is working with this individual. if they cant provide few names of investors you can talk to - move on.

@John Underwood @Casey Caton @Joshua Strickland Thank you all for the great advice and insights I highly appreciate it and will begin doing research this weekend using the information you guys have given me in mind.

Then, I can increase the rent to push her out.Does anyone have a similar experience with a tenant who is dishonest and manupilative? 

I've also heard that money transactions should be done through a title company so that there's nothing dishonest going on.

CrestCore for us was extremely unprofessional, difficult to reach and downright dishonest. 

Either they're dishonest, or feel they don't need to tell you.  

We feel that CrestCore is one of the most dishonest groups in Memphis.

While they are regulated more closely, there are sketchy deals put together by sketchy agents.Bottom line: there are dishonest people who sell homes.

This is the definition of scam: a dishonest way to make money by deceiving people.

Hard to say, but I doubt your broker is being dishonest or gouging you anywhere.