Rhode Island is still in a state of emergency, in the middle of a housing crisis and is a tenant state. i would do my best to make it work with them, if they get a bad taste in their mouth they could just stop paying and eviction could take forever. 

It tastes bad or it is hard water that clogs up and breaks appliances, sticks to your sinks, toilets, and showers, or even smells like rotten eggs.Have it inspected.

As for the vetting, I got a taste of that.

Hardwood is huge in the eyes of renters, buyers and anyone with taste.

The "best" of anything depends on your preferences, tastes, goals, etc.

But, maybe if I got a taste of it I'd grow to love it and iot would be more worthwhile than the wealth manager making me a bit of money in the stock market. 

You can also tailor your living space to fit your personal tastes, since you aren't sharing it with anyone else.

Pretty much every get-rich-quick story you've ever heard about real estate is leaving A LOT out.The McRib, on the other hand, offers dependable value and taste for a low, low price.

Just to give you a taste we discovered that our last Prez stole $24k from the reserve to gamble.

If you're a baby at renos without a lot of construction experience, I wouldn't touch most of those, though some are more personal taste--I might be interested in a 20-unit MHP, but a 5-unit really doesn't make sense to me unless the MHs come with it.If you're a patient person who is willing to learn to do things right, and especially if you can live right next to the place you're renting out, sure.