"When (insert protected class) at your rental downtown had a squirrel chew through a wire and fried her curling iron you replaced it".

Which, ironically end up not working out and they dont make anything because they asked too much and no one wanted to buy the deal.  

Ironically, a great protection against losing the property is having a mortgage. 

While there will be less competition, there will be less incentive to have a great property, and tourists will just go to hotels……and the ironic thing about this is…..this is exactly what the local government wants!

Solid brick building, 3 car iron fenced garage. tenants pay for electric and gas.

Currently working on a seller finance deal, in the middle of iron out the details, and I got the lead from Craigslist as well.

It's not like I can't do it after I get back, but I'm very interested and motivated now and I'd prefer to strike while the iron is hot instead of resigning myself to reading a lot of literature and not acting on it.But the advice is still very much appreciated.

I think I have finally ironed out all the kinks with every ones help.

Cast iron rusted and was time to go.2.

Only bad things i can see from it is there is a old coal Octopus furnace that's had a gas furnace added on to it (so the coal part is no long working) and there are some old cast iron pipes still in use in the house.