This is why it is important to have appropriate insurance and even more importantly making sure your actions are not listed under exclusions in coverage. 

@Erich Hatch, I think having a GC provide estimates is difficult.

New investors get way too stuck on LLC setups and the like when they really don't have anything worth taking, and those with loans have partners that provide some buffer anyway - the bank, who's going to end up with the property if anyone sues you successfully enough to get a judgement, which means it will be the rare attorney who even takes the case. 

REITs offer a stock-market-like approach with no management required, while turnkey rental properties provide a fully passive income stream with minimal involvement.

Focusing on duplexes or small multifamily properties can provide potential appreciation and cash flow, even if the property doesn't cash flow immediately.

Take short-term rentals - they do provide several tax benefits, but they are hard to run and very hard to succeed at so people make the mistake of choosing the tax vehicle, get the benefit, and then lose money on the investment and hate it.

I almost exclusively do network marketing and would love to connect and bring you along to different events.

VRBO does not have exclusive rights to your property. 

This can be a city or neighborhood.We manage a lot of Class C properties in the City of Detroit, so previous evictions are common.We typically do NOT allow within the last 3 years and we want to see stable employment, income and no other major credit issues since.For Class B rental we're looking for no evictions in last 5 years.Class A, would be at least 7 years.Of course, there are exceptions to all of the above for extenuating circumstances the applicant is willing to provide acceptable documentation for.

I've temporarily moved to a referral network only, and am very happy to answer questions and connect investors with real estate agents, property managers, and other service providers in NW Florida.