The key is making sure you have the right team in place—outside of market research, finding a trustworthy property management company is one of the most important factors in making long-distance investing successful.

All the places are similar in length to evict.  

Sometimes it can take longer to place a *qualified* tenant into these properties as well so your vacancy can be a bit higher. 

Also seems like a lot of MF sells occupied with tenants in place so you just have to comfortable with that and contracting up from and seeing inside after contracting.    1st step is to find a great lender and get pre-approved for a loan so you know what your budget is. 

Moreover, these people usually don't have the right systems in place to follow up/nurture the lead adequately. 

It essentially said I trusted them to give me 10%, which as is probably clear by now, they aren't really a trustworthy organization.

Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.

Where is the best place to market them? 

Start saving up and buy your first place.

Insurance must be in place on the property, with the seller as additional insured.6.