Your property management company should be doing their due diligence to check on vacant units regularly, especially after a certain period, and keeping you informed during the vacancy.Unfortunately, when it comes to damages caused by a squatter, those typically fall on the property owner, unless your management agreement specifies otherwise (it likely does not).

I typically sell single family houses as Turnkey's to investors from California and to offset the profit by buying into an apartment complex to get the tax write offs makes a good deal of sense.

@Abel Eskinder since you're out of the country, you'll probably want to give some thought to our copy & paste info below:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

@Ashley AndersonTypically a HELOC and HEL are second mortgages and they can be a good way to access capital to invest, but the problem with using them is the interest rate is typically even higher than the debt you can get on the new purchase, so they might not be a great idea unless you plan to aggressively pay them down when you use them. 

@Devin JamesNothing in life is typically handed to you and nothing is typically get rich quickThe most successful people I know show up everyday and grind it out- they don’t let a failure destroy them - they get up and keep going.If you also read all the great business books etc they all say the same thing - be humble, be consistent and have a plan.

THe person that is running the LLC is typically sued as well because that individual is the one that did something allegedly wrong.

- if you have little capital to start with, house hacking is typically the best way to go

They're typically hitting 7% cash flow - not the 15% we used to see in 2021 but still workable if you buy smart.

@Renee CossRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

I typically aim for aggressive rent increases only during pre-leasing.