It may help me negotiate or at least acknowledge the risk.Something a really good mentor might do. 

Focus on tenant screening, building a local team, and learning as much as you can, starting early sets you up for long-term success!

From leaving my home friends and family I met some really good people and I hoped to share that experience and learn more about realestate in the process How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

However, there are some investors here who are having a lot of success finding cash-flowing deals through off-market sources. 

However, we’ve had great success with a straightforward approach: 'talk to the lawyer.'

I'm not currently at the phase of transitioning into a home builder, more trying to learn the steps of how to better set myself up for success.

Any success stories?

The numbers can look great on paper, but the success really depends on buying in the right areas, managing renovations well, and having a solid team in place for property management.If you’re thinking about buying, fixing, and renting, I’d recommend starting by learning as much as you can about the different neighborhoods.

Even if it not in your lease you can still negotiate a win/win solution.

It seems like there are additional obstacles to success for me since I'll have to do pretty much everything remotely, but an expression that I like, and I'm paraphrasing here, "If the path you're on seems easy, you're on the wrong path"Would love any and all advice, guidance, comments, warnings or whatever else you'd like to share.