Great place for cash flow if you're willing to acknowledge that you may be unable to exit the investment for any premium. 

I have a tenant in the upper unit if my duplex that was served a 28 day notice to vacate back near the end of August.October 1st rolled around and the tenant was unable to fond a place to live, so we granted her another month as long as she paid, and she did.

In the initial conversation I was unable to find out how much each property rents for however I do know that all except for 2 properties are currently rented.

What I am unable to goes into my surplus line policy.

Option Expires WorthlessBuyer / tenant is unable to finalize the sale for whatever reason.  

I contacted her and asked what it would take to get her to officially give us possession - and she said that she still wanted a few items left in the house but was unable and unsure of when she could come to get them.  

The HVAC tech was able to take apart the vent pipes in the attic, but was unable to go on the roof and check the top portion of the pipe or change the vent cap.

Out of state Investing is always a much more involved venture, but it's certainly not out of possibility as long as you are fully educated in that market, have analyzed several properties, have visited or if unable to personally visit have a real estate professional that can tour and offer you an unbiased opinion, have your financial resources in check and have a good team of people in place there, especially when you can't be.

Personally I would help them out if they are unable to get it out themselves, it's a pretty small task overall.

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