let them know you want their official answer for posts and information is posted on social media and the newspapers before you post anything so they have a chance to review it. 

No problems with rust but do have to deal with hard water; they have a chemical treatment called a pillow that takes care of that.

Key points include:Security Deposits: In Indiana, there’s no legal cap on security deposits, but you must return the deposit (minus any valid deductions) within 45 days of the tenant vacating the property.Evictions: Follow the formal process carefully.

Affordable / section 8 rentals look great on paper but it's one thing to review the numbers and another to actually own a portfolio of them for years and years.

There seems to be a lack of due diligence before properties are listed, and when questioned about the discrepancies between advertised and actual returns, the responsibility is often shifted to third parties.While it is true that there are properties within their portfolio that do cash flow, finding these requires careful due diligence on the part of the investor—just like any investment.

I still think if you're an investor, you need to run your numbers carefully. 

After year 1 we added more originators, more processors, an appraisal review analyst, a VP of capital markets. 

Nobody will take better care of your property than yourself and nobody will be as invested into as yourself. 

It is clearly possible to do well here, but as expats I believe you need to be extremely careful in entering the market.

And for lawn care/snow removal have you ever put some of that on the tenant?