You also want them to explain which parts are working fine so that you know they checked all the sensors, blower capacitor, blower motor, exhaust motor, and burner. 

This is because I believe there are many good investment opportunities including many that are more passive or less risk than an OOS buy n hold property.  

We have strong demand and relatively low purchase costs in Columbia, North Charleston, and Spartanburg  However, that is not an exhaustive list. 

It's easy money for them, much easier than an actual investment that takes a lot of research, risk, etc.

If I were to get my park back up and running, I would be adding the ability for the trucks to plug in (cut down on generator noise and exhaust - I would charge for access or build it into the rental fee, and most food truck operators would love this option), add real bathrooms, and add other features as an additional draw to get customers for the trucks. 

When investing in an area out of state where the numbers leave room to delegate those task to professionals it's often even more hands off than an in state investment. 

It's imperative to have a plan for covering interest-only payments once the reserves within the loan are exhausted.

More of an emotional asset than an investment.

I'd usually rather have a C house in an A neighborhood than an A house in a C neighborhood.What grade neighborhood are each of these properties in?

@Benjamin A ErsingA down payment is different than an expense, so purchasing another property by itself would not offset income.