It sounds like you are overly confident in your Excel spreadsheets..... 

If it does happen with guest there, just get someone out to deal with it asap and move forward.

Quote from @Tio Sam: Quote from @Zachary Deal: I agree, I would drive some properties that have sold as flip.

Maybe not the easiest deal but with the best upside.Philly needs jobs, attracting tech jobs should be a plan.

Dealing with non-paying tenants in a state like Massachusetts, which has strong tenant protections, is no small task.

Go straight into focusing on creative finance, subject to, and minimal cash down deals and build from there.I want to hear your thoughts on what direction to take here if you were in my shoes given these constraints (full time job and a few thousand saved) and you want to optimize for passive income first, then value appreciation?

Excellent response. 

The LLC isn't the important part, it's the operating agreement- you should defintiely hire an excellent and local attorney to do that for you.

Avoid deals in poor locations with high vacancy rates, overpriced properties, significant deferred maintenance, and unclear financials.

Dealing with a dead body was a lot easier and cheaper then some of the nightmares i experienced.I still can't shake the memory of the one who painted the ENTIRE house in feces art. 2 stories, every room.