Not to mention fixing dog destroyed vinyl siding and repairing fascia trim/garage doors and on and on and on. 

Plus, you have to watch tenants destroy "your" house that little Johhny learned to walk in and little Jill was born at.

@Joel OwensHave you had any success when the place is just destroyed with cat smell?

You are about to destroy both yourself and your mother financially, if you get her involved with your real estate ambitions.In the financial advice biz, we have to take the investor's risk tolerance and risk capacity.

If Buyer makes all payments he gets Docs and files Warranty deed and destroys Quitclaim deed.

They become this fiend, this villain that could destroy you and is probably the hardest phase of all the phases.It is during the MOVING PHASE, that you must be cool, have all your wits about you and be prepared, yet still be cordial so as not to enraged the monster that seems to be lurking in your Tenant during the MOVING PHASE (as there is NO ANTIDOTE to calm the savage beast once it takes form).

I would consider putting decent cabinets in unless you think they will get destroyed quickly by careless tenants.

A bad sponsor can destroy a great deal, but a great sponsor can produce a decent outcome from a deal that encounters unexpected challenges.  

1) Rutgers dorms are not expensive 2) Rutgers require students to live on campus first two years 3) Plenty of land to put up new housing 4) SFR and multis in town are really old stock Most colleges can destroy off campus market just by requiring undergrads to live on campus.

If you need a turnkey provider in toledo talk to @Engelo Rumora. these markets are destroying cincinnati and cleveland. i'm more on the conservative side and follow more macro trends so i like columbus.