Continuous participation.This is great if you are talking about an SMB with effectively connected Real Estate.Note rental activity is considered passive unless you meet the RE Pro threshold of 750 hours and more than 1/2 your time.This is the conundrum for passive real estate investors.If you have a full-time job or a large, time-consuming business it can be difficult or impossible to qualify.A huge loss from depreciation if you have one LP investment isn’t going to do anything for you.

Too difficult to access our vehicles and the Fort Knox of cameras.  

but generally - new accounting and property tracking softwares fall short in one of two places: 1) they don't actually generate financial statements that a CPA or Lender will approve, or 2) They can, but the learning curve is so steep or convoluted it's impossible for you to get help if/when you need it (I imagine this is why this thread is a little slow right now)Have you asked your accountant what they think will work best?

@Ella VolneyTypically, you can only find a lender in the country where the property is located and, if you're not a resident there, it will be more difficult if not impossible, depending on the country.When it comes to investors, they need to be open to the idea and then you need to have opportunities that fit within their right risk/return profile.

There are a lot of variables to consider so it's impossible to say if investing in one of those other markets would have been "better".However, I think you could make a stronger case that you have been (or would be) more successful with your real estate investing in Chicago compared to other markets.

Your LL should be very wary of that avenue, not that it's impossible to win with this, but that it's trivial and the magistrate will not definitely appreciate being called upon to mediate something like this.

There are opportunities to start investing in all the areas you said, fixing them up may not be the best route to go at first just because that takes a lot more getting used to in the market (in my opinion), not that it is impossible, just a better route to take for your first property.

It's a question that is impossible to answer without some market research.

@Rita Medeiros For you to prove that the mice are as a result of anything she is doing since she moved in would be impossible.

As far as what you are asking, it will be very tough, and probably impossible.