I know this is a differing topic on the forums, and online in general, but having the legal background/education and knowing estate planning concepts you'll realize it shouldn't be.  

I also looked at hundreds of deals online and visited over a dozen properties before I landed on this 8 unit.

Pop into the forum just on flipping and you will get a ton of value just from reading.

What were the biggest line items?

I'd rather have a property remain vacant to I can spend time cleaning up and getting it ready and back-online so it could be available for someone else to rent.

There’s a small annual fee for registration, so make sure you stay on top of this to avoid penalties.2.

It will be easy for you to check if they paid on time, as you can check instantly online.  

In my opinion, an in person meetup > an online connection.You may want to consider making a connection here and meeting up for coffee or attending a real estate networking event.Best of luck!

I do a lot of boots on the ground stuff for different clients of mine who might need stuff like leasing, walkthroughs, contractor recommendations, but want to be more hands on with the managing of the property.  

It may or may not show on a credit report, depends on the servicing and you should have the loan serviced.Failure to include the debt on a future loan application is mortgage fraud, wanna go to jail?