From my experience, many investors prefer to stay hands-off and avoid the day-to-day operations—managing contractors, solving unexpected issues, or finding a replacement electrician.

. - PRO TIP: many builders lose their license then create new company in name of wife or other relative/friend.2) Check Better Business Bureau, but don't assume all the complaints are legit. - If there area MANY, then that is a problem.

I just want to make it work as renting the house will allow me to still save some money.Anyone have similar experience or any tips would be greatly appreciated.

If the location is an A but the tenant paying higher rent was a B or a C then replacing the location with an A tenant at slightly less rent in some cases you can actually increase the value.Example if you had an (A) location QSR but tenant was Burger King franchisee and they went out the Burger King might sell at 7 cap.

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I use Executive Villas and they just charged me $500 to repair some table legs and replace the batteries on a remote.

Marketing material from commercial brokers in all 50 states, for all sorts of NNN, isn't useful, and you aren't going to really get insights until you narrow your focus a bit.Starbuck is a nice easy thing to watch b/c they are all over and, since Americans have largely replaced their trans fat addition (McDonalds, Burger King) with a sugary caffeine addition (Starbucks), it's likely going to do well for a few decades. 

Now I gotta figure out how to move my HSA funds from vanguard index to AHP....tips welcome!

You will require many properties to completely replace your income, which could become a new full-time job to manage.

I would love tips on how to use this service effectively to identify the best properties that meet my criteria.