So far, the only difference I can see between turnkey and "normal" investing is that when "fraudulent" charges are levied by the "turnkey" provider, the investor must uncover that activity on his own. 

Cap rate is quite low and an IRR in the 8% range is a nail biter.An institutional investor may be unconcerned in regards to having to cover 'uncovered expenses' on multiple rental property mortgages in the area for multiple years.

Correction; Under HUD regulations sex offenses, drug convictions and crimnal records for violent offenses or drugs are issues that will keep anyone from receiving section 8 or PHA assistance, so, if any are there, it's not the section 8 tenant.Yes, this thread brings back memories of the logic employed by Sec. 8 and PHA tenants, memories that could have remained uncovered for the rest of my days.Does anyone have grammar check, some of this is killing me

Addressing this issue will help uncover whether a private or hard money lender would be interested in lending to you on an owner-occupied home.

When I went to the property a week after the work was completed I found an uncovered junction box with about 10 live, bare electric wires sticking out in every direction.

The first time I had an eviction I hired a lawyer that specialised in representing landlords, I lost.

But here the bank gives better loan to value( up to 90%).There are many other things that are quite Europe or even belgium specific, which i am not fully uncovered yet. like, perfessional investor status can reduce the registration tax from 10% to 4% . buy it as a company can have a better property tax benefit. etc. 

Pay attention to conversations where you uncover someone is a contractor or works in a specialized trade.

Even if you have a worse case scenario of HVAC failure and they do cover an HVAC, your tenant is without AC for weeks, you are on the phone with warranty company and contractor for hours (mostly on hold regurgitating the same story over and over again)your still out the $600 annual payment (probably several years wort), your paying the $500-600 for the “uncovered” Freon, and the headache of it all.

Earlier this month, my tenant uncovered water damage along the baseboards and lower walls of the master bedroom.