For the right people with the right perspective, it could be a great way to diversify your investment and enhance your quality of life. 

So, communication and assignment issues, as well as not being able to explain the maintenance issues and the required work.3) Proper documentation and quality of work issues.

I also believe that the best markets have good quality homes that will appreciate.Once you find the market or markets you are interested in you can then start looking for deals.

Right now, any answer is just preference without being able to go deeper and really give you quality advice.

Specifically in finding quality contractors servicing the Island. 

They want to start small thinking that is less risky when it is MORE risky because the location is bad, the quality of construction is bad, etc. 

•High rental demand – Plenty of renters looking for quality housing, especially near strong C to B-class neighborhoods.That said, it’s not an easy market.

Neighborhoods there are usually in better shape (although Baltimore is very much block by block), and in my opinion, the quality of the tenant pool is much better.Oh, and great idea checking out the properties in person—the pictures you see on the MLS can be very deceptive lol.

As long as viewers can see the layout and general quality, I think it's safe to market.

Hi Hazel, I work with a lot of investor clients from OOS and have carefully vetted general contractors that are licensed, bonded, and insured and do great quality of work.