Eventually I will invest in cash flowing properties out of state.I'm looking for tips and advice on being a land lord such as maintenance, rent collection, taxes/accounting, legal, and things you wish you would/wouldn't have done starting out.

Our long-term plan involves eventually vacating our current residence to rent out both units.

With interest rates as high as they are the cash flow is is going to be minimal in most appreciation markets, for now, they will eventually go down, eventually.

With patience, they will eventually have positive cash flow and historically the appreciation whoops the cash flow.  

Right now we're working on learning as much as we can and growing our network so we're ready to jump when the right opportunity comes along.We're most interested in long-term and small multi-family rentals and eventually would like to explore short-term rentals.

For what ever reason i stopped getting notifications on this topic, My tenant eventually vacated during the bankruptcy.

Loopholes eventually get closed due to the fact they were unintended.

Eventually owning the asset allows one to do other things, whether it is borrow against the asset, rent the asset to others, have an (almost) free place to live, etc., whereas renting forever leaves one bereft of assets at the end. 

Seek out regions that are seeing increases in infrastructure, employment, and population expansion as these factors can eventually raise property values.Pitfalls to Avoid:Overleveraging: Take care not to put too much debt on your shoulders or overextend your finances.

I think that's fair, but I do feel like, eventually, buyers will start to see the value, and if the seller is willing to go through the extra trouble, they should be compensated.