In Annapolis, for instance, they are extremely tenant friendly, and MD has a law that tenants can sue the landlord for 3X the disputed amount, so a huge incentive for tenants to dispute, so better just to give deposit back unless it is unquestionable.   

For my wife and I, it is unquestionably that we were willing to fail, and still are.

Have looked at Memphis and Detroit and there is unquestionably opportunity there. 

Make your offer firmly, with a deadline for compliance and specific performance terms, and unquestionably one-time-only. 

The take home from the book is unquestionably what makes these people different - the key appears to be their attitude toward work.....

You might also want to contact a title company like Fidelity National Title (https://www.fntic.com/) that has local offices in the area and speak to a title officer about getting insurance and may offer some basic tips.Anytime a property even starts to go into the very early phases of going bad (from N.O.D. to ultimate auction/REO status) just go with the mindset and assumption there ARE title issues and it should be one of the first things you look at before buying ("Is there an unquestionable clean and marketable title?")

While I agree that investing long distance isn't impossible, it is unquestionably more difficult and carries more risk.

Sometimes I see sellers of primary residences putting the proceeds from their MIS loan into things that are unquestionably "investments," and there's no problem with that at all. 

But California is one of the most litigious jurisdictions in what is unquestionably the most litigious country in the world.

Worse yet the fee is not legally mandatory like taxes and filing fees but unquestionably entered on closing documents.