There are plenty of places that will offer assistance to a tenant who has fallen on tough times. 

It's a nice place but in a small town it can be tough to find a good property manager.

Every investor has their own path, and hearing different perspectives will only enrich your journey.Challenges in Real Estate Investing:Finding deals: In competitive markets, it can be tough to find good deals that make sense financially.Capital and financing: Finding funding, especially as a new investor, can sometimes be challenging.Dealing with tenants: Managing rental properties and dealing with tenants can be tricky, especially with issues like late rent or property damage.Market risk: Real estate markets fluctuate, and external factors (like economic shifts or local development projects) can impact property values.I’d be happy to continue the conversation if you want to dive deeper into any of these topics!

Yes, this is "tough love", but you won't survive in this business if you let it affect you:)

Centralize your back office / use remote employees / VA where appropriate to cut costs and improve service levels / responsiveness.  5.

Baltimore City is a tough market, especially for new or out of state investors.

Also in Europe you will mostly 95% of time talk to real estate agents, which as you said makes it much more tough.

I work with these two:Metro Detroit Property Management - Mark HutterNHL Property management - Howard GenserThere are a tonne of companies and each one has had good and bad experiences, so no one in particular stands out.One part of the equation is that the Detroit market itself is a tough place and is not for the novice investors.Only seasoned and large volume Investors make it successful in Detroit.

I'm very proud of my New Orleans property; it will be tough for me to sell it one day.

And doing 3-4 units FHA is tough unless you have a huge down payment.