Does anyone have experience doing this, and know how to go about it?

Please share any helpful resources, your personal experiences, and what you have found to be valuable with every transaction.

If anyone has the names of such non-profits and/or anyone with experience doing this as a landlord, I would like to speak with you.Michael King

Purchase and rehab properties will have a similar reduction, but as long as you have experience within the US, you should still be able to get some pretty good terms.

We had to move fast and initially decided to sell it, the relator who was helping us somehow convinced us we should make it a rental property......... and let her be our tenant (insert face palm here) so since we had no real estate experience and we were already moved away, we agreed.

From my experience, they are two different mindsets.

Hi Steven,It sounds like you and your wife, Renee, have a wealth of experience in the real estate and construction fields, which is a great foundation for starting your real estate investing business.Given your background in residential remodeling and home inspections, and Renee's experience as a real estate agent, you're off to a strong start.

I have enjoyed Stessa's interface but unfortunately it is useless to me if I have constant bank connection issues. 

If your tenants have an enjoyable experience with you, as opposed to hating you, you will go far if you are self-managing.

However, I don't find the long vacancy particularly enjoyable, and I'm hoping to gain some insight and grow from the experience.Has anyone else experienced this, and what did you do to avoid it?