I'm not in the business of doing maintenance on their rental when they are suppose to to it.

You don't want to try to go toe-to-toe with full-timers in this market, with properties flying off the shelves in hours and 31 competing offers being a very real possibility.

Your Comment: "because the creative finance guys never tell you that part"May I quote you on that.There is so much more that the guru of the week isn't telling you.Since I tell the good, the bad and the ugly,I wrote a post calledBuy using Subject To and sell on Lease Option which I explain at https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1141313-subject-to-why-you-need-money-to-buy-using-subject-to-subto-safely-legallyUsing Subject To, to Get "Free" Properties https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1060320-using-subject-to-to-get-free-properties-a-quick-guidelineTake a look at it them and there is more at the link below if you are serious about doing things "Legally and wisely". 

My advice to to my younger self do more, buy more.