In any occasion, yessir- if you look, you just might stumbe on a good deal, just have to keep your eyes open and be ready to pounce!

I realize the personal risk is there,  but we as landlords also have the duty to maintain an "emergency fund" for just such occasions. 

(Sellers have called us over 8 other mailers sitting on their table and this has been the case on multiple occasions.)The main focus is to build a wholesale business and short term rental portfolio like we have in Colorado Springs.

On very, very rare occasions we've made the decision to remove content - I believe we are in the ballpark of 3-5 instances of removed content out of 1,000+ episodes across our network over the past 10 years.

I also met this tenant on two occasions and she seemed very nice and kept a very clean apartment. 

@Duarte MarquesPossibly but highly not recommendedFor those with no real estate experience or experience in taking on debt, it’s not easyTo do it also with little to no down payment or reserves in most occasions will end in disasterReminds me of when in high school a friend used to let his dog drive his car.

Nothing became of the suit except it created some paperwork and stress for the woman who runs the HOA.This example reinforces what others have said: It's harder than you might think for a resident to make a case against an owner, she was only suing to get even with someone she deemed a slumlord (so don't be a slumlord), and liability insurance should cover the rare occasion a suit is successful. 

As an agent youd see the listing before anyone else, so on the rare occasion an an actual deal came up on the MLS youd see it before anyone else.

In one occasion, my real estate agent offered to take 2 points of her commission because I found the buyer through direct mail.

Too much on this subject to cover in a forum post, there are some good classes and books on salesmanship, just select the appropriate ones for the occasion. :)