Many landlords, myself included, have faced the challenges of dealing with problematic tenants and the complexities of Massachusetts laws.In fact, we specialize in buying properties in Massachusetts and New Hampshire that come with ongoing evictions and difficult tenant situations.

Like the gentleman above mentioned, the 1% rule is more difficult to find now than in previous years. 

FinancingADUs are rather difficult to finance historically, but that is getting somewhat easier.

After some investments in amenities (primarily hot tubs), our last 3 months have averaged 12k/m.This property is owned outright, and due to the size of the property, the small square footage of the units, and the lack of comps in the area we have found it difficult to lock down any refinancing.

If you don't have a content deliver network to show why people should come to your rural region, you might have a much more difficult time.

@Mark HafnerI've been investing internationally for many years but it's very difficult to answer the kind of questions you ask without writing a dissertation so I'd encourage you to ask more precise questions in the forum.

This is a difficult sale... finding someone to invest is a difficult sale but asking them to invest for decades is going to be an almost insurmountable sale. 

As a negative, it also has the largest gap between the cost to buy versus the cost to rent, making cash flow extremely difficult without committing more equity up front.

Even if you have an excellent team built with plenty of trust, it's really difficult to do this without having lots of face time and rapport building. 

Plus, other routine tasks like transferring loans and providing payoffs were way more difficult with them than it should have been.