Regular check ins via calls, texts, or emails are all great ways to instill a feeling of trust and transparency in our investors. 

Hiring an experienced property manager who regularly checks on the property and has a thorough tenant screening process can help landlords avoid thousands of dollars in fines, property damage, and lost rent.

@Aaron Malki, if you're selling a property you want to do a 1031 on then you'll list it exactly as aggressively and in all the same places as a regular property. 

You will need to show you have funds but this is a strategy regularly used. 

I’ll be posting and asking for help regularly!

If you hire out work or whatever, you are going to want to drive by it somewhat regularly.  

Maintenance and upkeep on properties can be frustrating but are necessary to keep the property steady.

Of course, we were monitoring the situations and asked neighbors to quiet down on occasions, but because they still occasionally made noise (regular household noise, not massive, all-night parties), and I didn't evict, then I'm not accommodating her needs.Does anyone know of any special accommodations that need to be made for mental health reasons (as opposed to handicapped access, etc) that I need to know about before going to court?

The upkeep to all is a nightmare and just not necessary.   

I have found a property that I like for my new primary residence and I am trying to see if the seller is open to a longer duration close where I rent from the seller for 90-120 days to allow enough time for the investment properties to get leased.I am also considering asking if they would be willing to explore a seller-financed option but I don't know how to structure that so that a regular seller might find that more attractive than a regular closing.