We commonly encounter folks investing in RE with an IRA who would have been better-served by a 401k.

Plus, managing 1-2 properties from afar can become a hassle.Not discouraging but trying to present you the set of challenges you will encounter when buying single-family or smaller real estate properties.

Lessons have been learned, hence this post, so going forward my operation will be run strictly like a business, which should help mitigate some of the issues I've been encountering.

Groundwater is usually not impacted as you will not know since most tanks are only 4-5 feet deep and you will not encounter groundwater in the tank pit. 

Secondly, neither our realtor nor our banker have encountered this situation where the appraiser is dictating what is a shared driveway.

This post is just to let people vent and hear the other crazy things people have encountered and been asked for by clients while Real Estate Investing.

So we started thinking of ways we could entice residents of the neighborhood to rent rehabbed homes without the fear of not being able to afford rent and the property generates guaranteed rent role without high tenant turnover or encountering high vacancy rates.

So we started thinking of ways we could entice residents of the neighborhood to rent rehabbed homes without the fear of not being able to afford rent and the property generates guaranteed rent role without high tenant turnover or encountering high vacancy rates.

What potential issues may I encounter along the way?

I've encountered situations where the homeowner abandoned the property and the front door was left unlocked so an appraiser was able to run over and get it done.