But for an OOS investor one consideration is access to support, first of all PM & contractors, and you have more choices in the much larger Milwaukee metro area than in a smaller submarket.

Your primary insurance policy with $300,000 in liability coverage should be sufficient in 99.999% of all lawsuits.5.

You’ve made a great choice diving into real estate investing—it can truly be life-changing.

@Jefferey Eutsay I’ve found the BP Calculator to be sufficient for analyzing most of my deals.

If there was a clear lease violation sufficiently serious and they were given written warnings to correct the issue and did not then you could probably evict.

This is a personal choice and depends largely on your risk tolerance level and the current demand for rentals in your area.Vehicle Repossessions: Having a vehicle repossessed is strong indication that a tenant cannot handle their money very well.

I don't like having a job or boss but found them to be necessary evils until my cash flow was sufficient to quit. 

I.e. take over the project, or is it that investors have no choice but to wait for syndicator to do something.

There are choices at every turn that form the story.

You have found a market out-of-state and have talked to an investor-friendly Realtor you met on Facebook that seems to check a lot of boxes for you and your goals.You worry about making a good choice and how to complete your due diligence on this agent and opportunity.All of my out-of-state buyers buy without ever having seen the property in person but I know they will at some point and want them to have a good experience so I frequently do FaceTime walkthroughs with them before buying and use a very comprehensive property inspector to avoid surprises.