Some of our clients in MN have several properties and live in another country, so it is possible.On the investment side, the deferred maintenance (roof, flooring) will eat away at your equity/appreciation; but, you have a property that cash flows.

correct but in Shilohs model there is forced equity turn key model there basically is no equity or negative equity if one has to sell within 2 to 3 years as transactional cost will eat your equity.. 

RE is a lot more active and involved, even if you hire a PM and a GC which BTW eats up your returns.

This is a whole different animal.

They offer a $10K repair fund to fix damages in addition to SD plus warranty for appliance repair etc.I have no say in whom they choose to move in, whether there are animals, limit on # of occupants etc. they reserve right to inspect property so i have no idea if they can tell me to remodel, paint etc.does this make sense i have a vacancy coming up in October (bad rental timing).

The $10,000 yearly maintenance fee is really hurting your cash flow, as it’s eating up all your profits.

Well that's what you did, you announced your "hungry" and "who's got something good to eat for me to buy"Having commanding market intelligence is absolutely necessary. 

.: In a prior post from about 2 months ago, Kerry Malarkey and Nathan Gesner mentioned a small landlord is exempt from FHA requirements requiring the acceptance of emotional support & assistance animals if one of the following is true:"Owner-occupied buildings Properties with four units or fewer that are owned and lived in by the ownerSingle-family homes Homes that are sold or rented without a broker by the owner, as long as the owner doesn't own more than three at once" (Quote from Nathan's reply))https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1219359-pitbu...Given this, if a landlord does qualify for the exemption, what exactly does this mean? 

With four malicious animal violation citations already they have shown they are untrustworthy pet owners.  

Yes it is a different animal.