If you have the dedication and perseverance you can make it without the Fortune Builders Mastery.    

Buying a property out of state is scary, but well worth it.For you, I would research a market that interests you and dedicate a long weekend to visiting.

*Have a separate credit card dedicated to business transactions*When buying supplies for multiple properties in one day ask the cashier to ring them up separately. 

From a crewmember's perspective, crash pads with "hot" beds means we do not get a dedicated bed in exchange for a lower monthly rate or a per-night rate. when we show up we take any open bed.

A lot of humorous help in this thread, but the bit quoted here is dead-on for serious guidance.Require that all maintenance requests be in writing, and that they be sent to your office address / place of business so that the staff that you have dedicated to ensuring customer satisfaction can take care of such matters.That should limit things reported to you to the more serious issues, and that you seem to want brought to your attention anyway.Now, if she writes down the sorts of things that you mention she is happy to chat about, then your otherwise great tenant is likely going to be a long-term pain.

I will definitely stay enthused for I can see how this can be very profitable if the right time and dedication is put into it.

They said that you need to dedicate at least 15 hours a week to begin with if you want to get anywhere.  

York had a lot of issues a few years ago, and still does, but something that really helped York revitalization was a group called Downtown Inc -- basically a non profit dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs and developers in York city.

It has difficult for me to find dedicated reliable professionals that are consistent about doing their job.  

If a tenant gets in there that doesn't respect the hard work and dedication you put into the house then it could cost you a HUUUGE amount in repair and eviction costs and the chance of lost rent.