Still can be very beneficial for a new investor but personally I think not as good as a service as they had with their exclusive listings where they had inspections already done, rent rolls available, and you can complete the entire offer/acceptance via their platform rather than being handed off to an agent. 

They see foreigners as one-off buyers so they're not too much concerned about building a relationship or their reputation in the eyes of somebody who doesn't live there for that matter.

Because if you think about it if it appreciates 400k over 15 years that's a long way off of eating 9k in cash flow.

In 30+ years we've been sued 1x (legal blackmail over a tenant's drunken trip/fall) which the insurance company settled for $1,500.00).We've been using some privacy tactics to keep our names off the county recorder and the target off our backs.Further, we review our insurance coverage and premium annually, just to keep on top of any changes.As with all insurance, it seems to be a waste of money... until you NEED it!

off market, novation agreement How did you finance this deal?

I understand the obvious reasons, but he has not been easy to explain the reasons why I would like it off my husband and I's joint returns.

Just got off the phone with another DIY landlord looking to hire a PMC.They really didn't like our response to their question, "How long does it take you to find a tenant?"

In short, it was an unrealistic ask on the part of the company, and they knew it, but didn't care because they had already made their money off of the up-front fees they charged the debtor and ultimately didn't care whether the debtor got help or not.  

If they just represent first time single family home buyers and aren’t constantly finding off market properties and reviewing deals, you’ll find a better investment through someone else. https://www.kiavi.com/blog/out-of-state-real-estate-investin...https://learn.roofstock.com/blog/out-of-state-real-estate-in...

can I find absentee owners and water cut off lists etc.. on PropStream?