Since this will be our first long distance investment it feels like we're starting brand new and would love advice for first time long distance investors.

I’d love to hear more about your goals and how you’re planning to use your license to grow.Wishing you all the best on this journey—feel free to reach out if you ever want to connect or chat strategy! 

Some landlords use lockboxes or smart locks to grant temporary access, but that has risks if you don’t have someone to oversee things.2.Move-out Inspections/Cleaning: Again, you’ll need boots on the ground for this.

Feel free to use it as you'd like.I divided the survey into five sections: bedroom, house, neighborhood, landlord/property manager, and amenities.link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WCzit_3R0m0Ut6DWYWmdvchwDH5...

We could use a new cleaning company though.  

When I subsequently asked the tenant over the phone how many cats she had she said four, which is likely half the number she actually has, but is still a lease violation.At this point I feel like it’s pointless to even ask if the cats are neutered (and therefore less likely to spray urine on walls) because clearly she is willing to lie to me and her attitude seems to be that she makes the rules not me or the lease.

As for not feeling like it's the right time, I would urge you to focus more on the goals than your feelings. 

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Tough to answer due to so many feelings about risk tolerances and what other investments could be making you as a ROI.I feel leverage of real estate is the real strength of this asset.  

I have been looking at sf homes with comparable SqFt to one of the units, as well as the units combined to try and get a feel for what this is worth.