That was short lived!

Hopefully, not an expensive tenant or Fair Housing lawsuit.100% of what @Travis Biziorek states is true, but he left out a key fact - he lived in the Detroit area when he started investing here, so was able to self-manage and meet everyone he had to hire face-to-face.

Hey Chelsea,I’m originally from Washington too, and I actually lived in Milwaukee for 4 years during grad school!

And this is coming from someone who sponsors private deals for a living!

Gutted the kitchen and dining/living room area.

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 live in Seaford, NY and have been searching for areas outside of LI to do my next deal.

Quote from @Eric Gerakos: My wife and I buy many “fractional” notes where we live in California.

I post my rental listings on FurnishedFinder and Facebook (there's a couple DU living fb groups) and have had a good experience with hardly any vacancies. 

2) If you do owner-occupied cashout refi for best rate, you technically have to live in the home for 12 months before renting it out. * Some responders here may suggest not worrying about that and renting it out anyways.