I believe it is best and reasonable to  invest in states that encourage collection of security deposit, whose legal system and the alternative dispute resolution outfit work effectively and efficiently and which is clear about the right and obligations of both property owners and tenants and also  whose laws  on issues relating to evictions, contract termination, lease and lease renewal, subletting and assigning of apartment favour you as the property owner. 

Several of the big competitive providers do this: Builduim, PropertyWare, and RealPage's Leasing Desk Resident Screening packages are outfitted to make life a little simpler.

-egress Windows (5.7 sq ft openable) or the ability to outfit them.

That being said, if you're looking at or considering adding a buy-and-hold turnkey investment to your portfolio, or just want to learn more about the model, I'm the CEO of a full service turnkey outfit down in Birmingham and I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about the niche or our market.However you decide to invest, welcome to the community! 

Indianapolis broker & buy/hold guy also own one of the top "we buy houses" outfits in town.

They lump small mom and pop landlords with huge national apartment outfits like Greystar.

I am the pop of a mom and pop landlording outfit with multiple holdings in single-family-rental properties in this class in a similar city. 

If someone like @Jason Hartman is getting the run around from an outfit, what does that say for how a little nobody like me would be treated?   

The $25M settlement years after the 'University' shut its doors also speaks volumes.Indications are that the programs were a sham similar to some currently delivered by some gurus who convince people to go into debt for programs that don't deliver true learning or skills.Hi Karen,You can spin it anyway that makes you comfortable, but the facts (without the media spin) of why it was shut down are clear.As to the guru end of it, there was an in-field adjunct program sold through seminars (I think through an outfit in Utah that does these kind of things), that like any another product, if you have the money you could buy in and participate.

Other than cars,   garage has fully outfitted workshop and some machine shop capability.