I recently came across a couple who inherited 14 rental houses and they just don't want to deal with all of them. They are trying to off load 8 right now, and they are currently under contract with another buyer, but ...

There's no guarantee your money will grow with real estate, but the odds are more in your favor especially if you know what you're doing and/or have a good team helping you.

There are a number of laws and restrictions solely related to lending that you want to adhere to in order to stay out of hot water. 

There may be some special restrictions on rental units.From that perspective, they're not necessarily bad.

@Raj PatIf you need a referral PM me for one locally; however, I suggest not restricting yourself to someone local.You definitely need someone qualified, does not have to be a CPA, could be an Enrolled Agent or an attorney.

I'd tell them I need to start showing it (restricted showing times) 60 days before moveout, and give them back their deposit when they move out.What goes around, comes around.

That's the whole point of the first position note, really only taxes and a couple other odd ball things can wipe it out.

As for ideas... its always going to look odd.

I actually had their number in my contacts already which was odd.  

In a single bulb fixture that may not be a big deal, but when you're talking multiple bulb fixtures the odds of having a bad bulb in there increase.