Similarly, if you're the riverboat gambling type, you can try looking into an equity deal where the buyer pays you X% of final sales price and/or a percentage of rental income if buy & hold.

If this is a possibility, it would certainly be the most convenient way to start out, especially since I have a lot of stuff.

@Austin Hughes give me a call or email at your convenience.

I wait until the tenant is out and returns the keys to me, then I conduct the walk-through inspection alone at my convenience.

Since I'll likely be turning my current house into a rental in the Spring, it'd be awfully convenient to own another rental property right next door.

Half the time appointments never show, which is why I don't do them anymore - that, and I want showing units that are 10-20 minutes from my house to be on my convenience, since I work a "regular" job besides. 

I am willing to sacrifice convenience – and also some money – if it has a big impact on my ability to qualify for a mortgage in 18 months.  

So my husband and have been throwing the idea around of upgrading to a larger home, conveniently located across the street from where we are now.

What do they care if I buy poorly and lose my shirt down the road.Again, just following what the market and others are doing sounds like gambling , not investing.

I took gamble needing to get  the rent coming in and almost 4 years later they have been the best tenant.