Tampa’s my personal favorite (yeah, I’m biased), with strong growth, great tenant demand, and a balance of cash flow and appreciation.

The only person willing to lend me money was Paulie—a guy who charged a point a week and always had a baseball bat within arm’s reach.

I have my own leads (name of decedent, physical address of property, personal representative for the estate, Their physical address.

Quote from @Amanda Dobbs: Is there a place to find Private Investors as in one person?

Being a normal person and giving someone a heads up has not bit me, yet.In addition to what the law requires, I always shoot the tenant a heads up either via text, call, or email.If they are mostly responding to email, then shoot them an email.Emojis and gifs work wonders in today's day in age.

Try a Google search for managers or look for an investors group in the area that can provide personal recommendations.1.

I personally would go that route as it would probably be less expensive. 

You need to be able to talk with strangers over the phone or in person to build rapport. 

I don't personally care about checks anymore so that wasn't an important feature for me. 

You look like the kind of person who is going somewhere.