Happy to help answer any questions about the flight path, but in general there aren’t many areas where that is a concern.

It was also difficult to assess the heating situation after repairs since tenant refused to provide key to access unit for repairs and/emergencies, citing “privacy and safety” concerns.

Your question is a very common question, and I can appreciate your concern here.

We got it under contract but then canceled the contract after some concerns with the foundation.

Margins on the market today are extremely tight.

.- Many of these HCOL areas also have strict limitations on AirBnB or short-term rentals... that do not apply to owner-occupants - thus allowing for extreme cashflow potential for house-hackers.

Quote from @Celli Mowery: Hi Jamesinteresting message -I know I’ve seen your name often on the Bluegrass Investors GroupI have spent the last 5 years investing in London and while some of the concerns you mentioned did exist when we started I’m finding we haven’t had issues with tradesmen coming from Lexington & Richmond for us in recent years.

If I represent buyers, I like to include my name and contact information along with a sentence that if anything changes after the signing but before the sale, the tenant is obligated to notify me in writing or it waives any of those changes.Buyers might have other tenant concerns that are specific to a property.

Even the most expensive property managers are EXTREMELY cost effective if you really think about it!

The "Initial Filing" is extremely important to get this right the 1st time as there are limited safe harbors for mistakes to avoid the penalties.