.#8 I would consider your inspection cost a very cheap crash course in buying long distance investment properties. 

Being cheap about repairs leaves you with unhappy tenants who will not take good care of the property because you don't.Send a licensed plumber ASAP.

They are stuck in 2014 when notes were so cheap and easier to make money: now pricing is tight and even just buying to resell is challenging.Note investing can be more passive than other aspects of real estate but still takes a lot of work as well as a lot of experience and knowledge as there are many moving parts that can go wrong 

Protecting yourself from any future issues will require a good understanding of the situation your house is in when you buy it.Tl;dr: crime here is relatively low, declining population numbers don't take students into account, properties are cheap, rents are high BUT be careful where you buy.This concludes my TED Talk, ha!

If you are a wine drinker like me it's been great - I remember how bad all cheap wine used to be - but I can see a big difference in the popularity from 20 years ago.  2 buck chuck !!! 

Got for pretty cheap and cashflows with no problems.

And they're cheap or nearly free.  

The goal is never just to buy cheap and hope.. it’s to buy right, position yourself for growth, and do it in a way that you won’t be kicking yourself over a couple years down the line.I’m not saying it’s all going to be smooth sailing; real estate rarely is.

It will be really cheap since you’re so young and hopefully healthy.  

Cheap hands off legal ADU garage conversions in coastal So Cal start at ~$120k (if all goes well).