It seemed like every meeting conflicted with some project I was in the middle of.  

I moved from a dry state in the middle of an epic drought, to a city that gets 60+ inches of rain a year and can't pump its water out fast enough....

I am fortunate to come from a background of rehabbing low to middle income apartments.

If you are are near middle or east TN please let me know!

So I did all 25% down 15 year loans, kind of a middle ground between paying all cash and paying 5% down 30 year loans.

I think I may see 4X in peak season (Leaf Season where I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains).After expenses, I think I'm still seeing 2X in my pocket over LTR, and I have had ZERO 'tenant' issues so far.I've bought another just up the road, and am in the middle of rehabbing that one, and am trying to get it finished in time for Leaf Season also.My personal plan at this point is to try to find more SFRs that look like they can/will cash flow anything positive in a LTR situation, as a fallback position. 

Since it was late winter, the poison ivy (oak, sumac?)

They have now restructured themselves and are getting solid returns.All good points above - a great team on the ground with a strong property manager in the middle is crucial to make the remote investing work.Feel free to PM or email me with any questions.

-I caught him peeing outside one of the buildings in the middle of the day one time.

We usually end up in the middle some where.