@Matthew Hall title company or attorney are your best bets.

Betting on the appreciation is speculation btw, not investing - although lots of people do that (didn't end well for people in 2008 though).My .02c

They say, "there is a sucker born every minute". but guess what even suckers deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, and concern for their interest.

We got it as a place for my in-laws and their rent is covering all the bills (no capex savings at this point).I have some friends who are into REI and as I've looked at retirement savings and retiring early I think REI is the best bet.

@Danish Ali Wholesaling is a brutal industry, but your best bet is to get licensed.

With nothing to do and no power, we made bets on which pool chair would go airborne first.    

Correct with one additional step - If 1031 is still around you can bet I'll be also. 

I would bet you she won’t have a reasonable credit score based on what she has already said.

You have a tenant you are inheriting and I will bet the portion that MHA pays is at least $750/mo and the tenant is responsible for the other $200. 

Even after hearing about all the "nightmare tenants", we never thought we would ever come even close and they being military, this being a higher-end rental home, we thought it would be a "safer" bet but apparently we are learning the hard way).