If you have a nice team, maybe your management company won't destroy your cash flow with a million needless expenses that you have no way to verify to see whether they are actually necessary.Just a heads up from personal experience in living in the Akron "war zone," I would never invest out of state in Akron without local assistance.

China could decide to take over next year or we could have major terrorist attacks on metropolitan areas that destroys our economy.I would focus on making investments that will work even if the market tanks.

Please be respectful and share any advice.Pics belong to respected owners and I will try to link them to where I got them from........................................................................................................................................................................................California Town was 95% burned down with over 6700 structures destroyed and is still growing in size.

They fail to make their last two payments, steal your washer and dryer, their dogs have destroyed your carpet and dug up the lawn, there are several broken windows and holes in the wall, and the place is filthy.

So during the days for over 1 year, I destroyed myself re-wiring, re-plumbing, ripping out floor joists, tiling, hanging drywall, installing new HVAC units..etc.. 

Hello All, Currently, all the properties I own are currently rentals while 1 is being rebuilt via insurance due to being destroyed by fire.

Sounds like recent fire destroyed properties.  

@Bosko Mijatovic This is probably not the ideal strategy, permits in CA are a nightmare and if you don't do it right or try to do it cheap you will just destroy the value of your property. 

VA appraisals include all of that plus a "wood destroying insect report".Good luck!

You've now entangled yourself into another potentially sticky situation because you possess some of her things and she could refuse to pick them up and them claim you destroyed her stuff if you dump it.I hope it works out for you.