Be sure to hold a hefty reserve to handle on-going maintenance, capex, taxes, and insurance.

How do I go about finding those who'd rather just collect the insurance money then sell it off at a discount?  

File lien if you find assets. (3) File wage and bank garnishment if you have bank account number and current employer. (4) In most cases it is impossible to find current whereabouts of the tenant to serve any papers (garnishment papers)(5) We have started asking for car insurance cards to get information on the car, the only asset most tenants posses.(6) We have not been able to find new address of any of the evicted tenants.

Here in the USA you need what's called a "construction loan" and it's also very hard to find a company that will insure you if you're a newbie.

Can you suggest an insurance company and contacts for our rental houses?

Anyone have any advise when it comes to liability/insurance if i have a pool at my airbnb? 

Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).

Get your insurance in business name, utilities can be put in business name.

Class A properties can almost auto-run themselves, but Class C/D properties can take a LOT of time.At one point I was self-managing 25 Class A & B properties and could do it despite working 60 hours a week at my day job.

You can also write off expenses such as property management, insurance, repairs, etc.