Many people purchase the wrong properties and then can't afford repairs, vacancies and they don't have a clue regarding how to manage properties and don't have a clue regarding what to do when the tenant from hell destroys the property and does not pay rent for 6 to 9 months while you are paying the mortgage and an attorney.If you a gambling woman with huge suitcases full of money then jump right in and take your chances not with real estate, but take your chances trying to find an honest and competent person who will guide you in the right direction like you are their mother.

surrounding country areas cannot compare with the conveniences of the biggest denser populated area.

My contractor is conveniently doing the siding as well so we're modifying the window size by half inch to get some big box store windows in, now we're just waiting on the siding!

Most of all though, the tenants get a great place to live at market prices, plus all the convenience of not having to upkeep their own home.

It could appreciate but I consider that gambling.

@Jay C.I would steer clear of crypto and stock market because it’s a big gamble.

So on the one hand, betting only on appreciation is a gamble (and that's why I mentioned that you need to determine whether you can survive a market downturn) but on the other hand, you can use market and economic trends to get a certain "feeling" of where the market will be in the future.

Is there some kind of convenient option/service that would allow me to automate my rent payments safely?

However if there happens to be some onsite, they are provided as a convenience and not warrantied by us.

It’s the government’s right to take private property for a public purpose, like widening the street, or building the Barclays center 😀.It’s a gamble to decide if the city will actually decide to use the land.They usually provide a “fair market value” and it’s inevitable with time that the property will get acquired.