If there's a family member or friend in a similar situation, and you can both align on the initial plan (location, home type, price, usage/occupancy, etc) you can pretty easily get a co-ownership agreement in place and even a joint mortgage.The benefit here is it might open up your ability to buy a larger place in a nicer area which could lead to a faster rate of appreciation and overall better living environment. 

For example, I have a tenant who has been smoking in their unit since before I took ownership of the property.

I imagine a lot of areas maybe not the majority but a lot are in this same bucket.But like @Pace Jordan Morby mentioned the beauty of real estate is that there are multiple layers dealing in the buddle of rights and ownership so investors will find a way. do keep in mind there are firms that their entire business is to track mortgages like an actuary and rate them to give the servicers and the banks a read on how many loans could be in trouble when they could be in trouble and how much reserves they need. 

While REITs offer liquidity and simplicity, they lack the tax advantages and control of direct ownership.

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Current ownership was not local, and didn't have a presence anymore.

And if you have been keeping people's contact info, you could pass that on to him as well so he can send out a change of ownership letter.it's just going to depend on the specific property and the specific buyer that wanders along.

Beefing up your portfolio holdings  (even if your individual ownership in the deal is modest) is one of the best ways to gain credibility.

Rents/Divs go up with inflation, and capital appreciation occurs at an unpredictable rate.Yes, you’re giving up returns compared to direct RE ownership, but you’re gaining piece of mind.You could try note investing too.