Hope it works out for you but I have seen over a decade on here countless tries buying low end properties states away and it rarely works out.If you are an accredited investor there are likely much better avenues for investment and less headache for the same return available.

At this point, after sleepless nights and countless hours of research(haven' t ran across bigger pockets yet) I am a little bit(just a little)more knowledgeable then i was a few months ago.

My mentors have advised me to either, take out the the washer/dryer hook-ups (cap off) or put in coin-op laundry, protections against countless liability reasons, i.e. laundry business etc...So, after the applicant, now tenant, signed the lease agreement and the supplemental renters addendum, which clearly states in section 'J' subsection '1', "no personal laundry units shall be installed and or otherwise used by any tenant at any time{....}, landlord reserves the right to discontinue laundry access at anytime for any reason."

However, they left countless holes in the walls; stained carpet which had to be replaced ... and here's the kicker--- they used Liquid Nails to glue every single window shut in this 2 BR apartment! 

To educate yourself type in seller finance into the search bar and countless forums, and articles will come up to read. 

Countless folks on BP have tried to tell you it isn't the most effective method because it costs more (unless your HELOC is at a lower rate than the mortgage) and introduces more risk. 

The cabinets smelled bad despite being cleaned and my countless attempts to clean them also. 

Or, I could be sure that others know what happened to me personally, and my daughter and countless others, with regards to being ripped off royally by property management companies who specialize on "helping" naive investors who invest in properties out of state.I'm glad things worked out for you.  

Getting him evicted took 2 months, lost rent, and countless headaches. 

There are countless stories of people losing a lot of money and going through a lot of headaches when they either:1.