Naturally, the lowest mortgage rate was my goal, so i started applying for mortgages. 

. ■ Mortgage ( 20% down so no PMI ) ■ HOA■ Electricity ■ Gas ( None because new construction house has electric stove ) (Everything is electric )■ Water Bill ■ Camera Security system ■ internet ■ Lawn Care■ Regular Maintenance □ Will I need to pay for " Trash " ?

They claimed this was not their fault as they did not provide the washer, but they provide the washer and dryer hookups and the pipes that regularly leak into the basement, garage, and kitchen.

If the property owner claimed a homestead exemption for their real estate taxes for the year of the foreclosure, then there is only a six month right of redemption, rather than the regular one year right of redemption.

Anything can happen: the market can shift, we can go into another extended lockout period, the property can be destroyed by a natural disaster or by vandalism, the list of contingencies is endless.

Join a local Real Estate Investor Association (or, REIA) in your area and go to their meetings regularly.

Inspect regularly, then remove the tenants who can't maintain their units in decent condition.

Should've just left us alone and not used Facebook to spam a forum that started because someone asked a regular question and many of us replied based on the evidence.

Too much risk.I like the idea of doing a land contract instead of a traditional sale but have never done one.What benefits would the land contract give us over just doing a regular sale?

So the asynchronous nature of tenant requests, coupled with trying to get them handed out to the right handyman, plumber, etc, are driving me insane.Is this something that can be outsourced without going to a full 3rd party property management arrangement?