Quote from @Don Miller: I just wanted to give a little input, as my experience has not been bad. 

Just factor in a little time and effort to get everything squared away, and you should be fine!

My owner financed deals both came from the church foyer!

Hi, I am the owner of DealMachine.

You are competing against other owners who have a much lower basis and/or debt cost to cover. 

It's not as simple as homes that were burned being rebuilt and original owners returning to them.

@Dwight HenningRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

We do the leasing for them, but once we get the tenant in place, turn it back over to the owner to manage. 

It's possible to buy property in Germany with as little as 5-10% down, making it an attractive option for service members and civilian government employees stationed there or planning to settle.

From day one, we’ve never loaned a dime to anyone we haven’t previously met and gotten to know at least a little.