(also $500 renewal fee) (Nashville market)So I was thinking I can get a solid contract/lease, study up on the tenant screening and notices, etc, to avoid the management costs, but I will have difficulties after I place the first tenant and would need boots on the ground. 

I think there is opportunity in nearly everyone's backyard, but it requires some work and time to become skilled so invariably you'll have to overcome some difficulties - and that might mean losing some cash to get there.My business partner and I have an already established flipping and wholesaling company here in Reno, NV, and attempted to take on a new market in Alabama this last year, but quickly found that even so there was a still a significant dumb tax to overcome to enter a new market.If you like Sacramento, I would suggest learning there rather than trying to find a 10%+ CAP in a C class neighbrhood somewhere in the midwest.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/15282/101055-and-...

I tend to stay on top of what's happening in the labor market, although getting ahold of local numbers can be difficult. I

Indeed, we’ve seen five major changes to the tax code since 2017, leading to a situation in which CPAs have difficulty planning because they are constantly having to react.

This lack of clarity in contracts for deed creates difficulties for financial counselors who give advice to buyers facing forfeiture.

I know it has something to do with conveyances and foreclosure...but I'm having difficulty understanding how it's different from an auction, or is it?

Kate,Small towns can be difficult to invest in because of the difficulty of obtaining long-term financing if your plan is to hold them as rentals.  

Even permitted properties will have difficulty securing a new permit. - Bandon - Within city limits properties need to be within a particular VRD zone and meet a saturation rate (no more than a certain percentage of neighboring properties an be existing STR's.

You say that coming up with a down payment is a difficulty, but adding negative cash flow will make it even more difficult.

I guess the only negative I've heard about Buildium is difficulty setting up custom reports and key performance trackers... but that might be true for all PM s/w at this price point.