New kitchen, flooring throughout, semi-major plaster wall & ceiling repair, replaced part of flat roof/gutters, paint, new appliances. 

I invested in a presale, Matthew. another bp member here referred his brothers girlfriend and i spoke to her but it was only to have a contact once I visit there more semi permanently.

Once I semi-got over that fear, I started thinking about the little things....

I've seen annual and semi-annuals but nothing that mimicked the monthly "payday" you get from rentals.

Even the most expensive doors we use (with side panel glass) is only about $600.But again, it sounds like you might be working on high-end or architecture specific houses that require semi-custom or custom finishes...

What I will say is you can create systems in place to make it semi-passive, but you will have to provide oversight in one capacity or another.What I will say is there are certain structures in real estate that allow mostly passive investments and that is syndications.

Who might rather be a country club manager , or a cruise boat captain , or a housewife, Or a carpenter or a semi truck driver , et cetera . 

Finding out exactly where the lender stands is difficult to impossible - like all bureaucrats in governmental or semi governmental institution they believe whole heartily that releasing any information is a cardinal sin.  

I recently did a Zillow search of these blocks, and found the reported house prices to be in the low to mid 200's range with some of the nicer houses pricing at $300-400K.Childhood Flashbacks - Apartments, Houses & Semi-HomelessnessPay attention to the types of real estate I lived in, and the varying conditions of poverty and helplessness in terms of living situations.

Lots of folks retire in those areas or semi retire but that's limited to as hospitals and other services are a long way away or non existent..