I regularly hear that you WILL lose money on a deal in this business if you stick with it long enough...I hope to avoid that!  

An LLC is a good device to hide your identity behind. 

I’ve been reading through the forums on a regular basis, I’ve read “Set for Life” recently, and I worked through creating my own rental calculator like Scott did in the book to try and better understand all of the money related aspects that go into a rental property.

The upside to them is that they would get regular, predictable payments at a decent interest rate. 

He has several code violations including one in both of the garden units has a glass block windows instead of a regular windows.

@EJ Hyman  I was told by Chase they wouldn't open a business account for a Series LLC about a year back, only a regular LLC. 

There are quite a few groups that meet regularly all over the Bay Area (I'm pretty sure there is a popular one in the south bay), and many are focused on investing out of state.

I think you should definitely still do the regular home inspections and I'd double check the well water. 

I don't think that it's a challenge any more than having a regular job is a challenge.

If you've successfully done (or do it regularly) I'd love to connect with you.