Daniel attempted to get on the phone with me to “save” the deal and defend all of their processes as well.

What are the challenges of passive investing as opposed to traditional real estate investing? 

We understand that tax complexities can be challenging, but our experience shows that many of these barriers can be overcome with a strong local team.

Value and rents should eventually increase to turn cashflow positive and build your wealth.You're next learning experience will be, now that you are out of day-to-day management, how will you be able to handle the inevitable expense challenges?

Challenges?

However I did note that houses are mostly really old, e.g. 100 years or older... any idea if this poses challenges in things like lead paint presence, outdated wiring, rusty plumbing, etc., or have many of the homes already been updated?   

Also deleting duplicate posts, not sure how you could make it so duplicates self delete or don't post for those of us with tech challenges....

Quote from @Jeff Rich: It would be great to have the app back. 2 votes up, I'm 100% mobile and the site on browser mobile is umm "challenging"  Maybe at least make the site more mobile friendly?

Tahoe isn't ideal right now as the local community is vehemently anti-Airbnb and the permitting system is challenging to navigate.

If you are organized enough to forsee hang ups and talk with your GC about potential challenges on a regular basis, two brains are better than one.