@Jeff Goedeker A rental P&L statement would be pretty simple to create.  

Even simple extras like local guidebooks or maps can make a big difference.

Forget trying to walk them through a simple repair over the phone, to avoid sending a ServiceTech and saving an owner money.

  :) I think the simple answer is to just reach out to people.   81% of people only reach out to one Realtor. 

Which I have heard a guru say he uses as a technique, no escrow, simple paperwork between buyer and seller.  

Buying land is simple there is due diligence that you need to do but not a ton.

Simple.

From what I see all the people answering to me here (and there are so many) are just coming against and refusing to agree with my simple statement: "a landlord is not above the law or norms by its personal choice or presumed capability to judge what he don't know" or as well "a landlord cannot deny or miscarriage a service to a stranger without a known valid reason and at the same time pretend to be operating professionally or loyally to the moral"Basically I'm telling if you are not able to do your business correctly it would be better to find someone else than you, mainly when your ideas about "squatter" or fair treatment are coming from ignorance or completely invented. 

But it seems to my simple way of thinking isn't that *also* going to reduce your monthly benefits to a large percent?

A simple baseline plan might’ve steered him toward properties with more reliable maintenace histories or a stronger neighborhood profile, saving him a lot of sweat.