Managing tenants is no easy task, it takes such a wide skill set. 

Sometimes occupants still live there and eviction is not easy, and I have even heard a story once that the yakuza are involved in the construction and real estate business and exorted money from buyers through occupants in these properties. 

Small is easy to maintain as long as renovations were done correctly.

Making money in real estate is easy at times, without a real education it's not so easy. 

Any good HML will be happy to share the contact info of borrowers so you can see how easy the process was and how well they treated the investor.Can you share a recent closing document or HUD?

if it's syndication.com/invest and they're promising unrealistic returns and anyone can invest... pass.nothing is easy right now.hope this helps - happy to help further.

It's easy to bite off more than you can chew in this business and that's especially not a good idea for your first deal.

Think across the river or highway from the East End, or south/north of downtown in neighborhoods that have easy access to the city and walkable downtown areas.

While they aren't the cheapest when you first buy them, Kwikset has locks that are easy to rekey without installing a new set of locks.

It is very easy and doesn't have to be contentious. just follow the steps.