A lot of stuff I handled myself.

Be sure to hold a hefty reserve to handle on-going maintenance, capex, taxes, and insurance.

“HOT” is fine as well, but anything less than hot, keep looking for another city.FIND AN INVESTOR FRIENDLY TITLE COMPANYDepending on your state, you will need either a title/escrow company or an attorney to handle the paperwork and the closing on your deals.

-How are arrears handled, how do you ensure once arrears are caught up that seller doesn't walk on you. - Can you do subto with a lein on property.

I highly recommend them to handle all the business structuring. 

If they sell them on amazon, they likely don't require any special handling.

It's a quirk that very few areas of the country have.Both the city and county have their own areas that have Section 8 residents, but the Housing Authorities that handle the programs are different. 

Best of luck with the appeals, while PPMG handles all the day to day, we can do we can to limit expenses on our end.

This will save you time and effort, as you won’t have to travel long distances to manage different properties or handle tenant issues.For your first investment, I suggest starting with 2-4 unit properties.

Your plan to handle the strategic aspects remotely while a property manager handles onsite issues is smart, and as long as you log your work and stay hands-on, you’ll likely qualify for active status.