I'll make sure to spend the initial deals learning and asking questions to gain practical insights.

Managing a property hours away can be challenging if any issues arise, but having a third-party property management company could help handle those situations and make things more manageable.I think you are in the right place to gain some insight on what would make you successful. 

I am responding with the experience and knowledge that I've gained firsthand by working with high profile investors in real estate. 

I am obviously conflicted with the moral side of pursuing legal action here, but understand that people can do untruthful things when it comes to financial gains. 

US, UK, Australia and other parts of the world are more for "traditional" investing in real estate for capital gain.

A lot of tired or retiring landlords don't want to pay 3% to a Realtor plus Capital Gains.

Unless you prefer an active job and happy to gain the savings in return - nothing wrong with this. 

They also didn't get hit with capital gains on the entire purchase price, which enables them to keep more of their money. 

.- If you hold a rental until death, you can pass it on with a stepped-up cost basis, limiting captial gains if then sold (limited by inheritance tax limitations).Too many newbies on this site trying to replace their day job income via "passive" real estate investing w/o digging deep enough to understand how it really works.

I would sell and take your gains.