In my late 20's and already behind technology!!

I think it would be a very helpful resource but I can't seem to make it work.Have you had any technical difficulties with it?

Do you think that, on average, most new investors start in that particular niche mainly due to its level of difficulty or not?

The other difficulty would be that you'd most likely need to put about 30% down.

I work at a medical mission hospital in northern Mexico, so working the market is difficult. I

even as a realtor we are "taught" to present offers in person (not that anyone really does it with the new internet technology)it's easier to just email it over.You can do a verbal offer, see where they are at... and then a written.

Third, consider the difficulties of replacing the tenant.

She can't find the keys to get into house so getting in to view repairs will be difficult. I

There are a lot of potential difficulties in this deal, not the least of which is your seller is a friend of a friend, and she is in a very unstable emotional state.

I've been interested in the many areas (and possibilities) of real estate for about 10 years now, but have always been afraid of leaving the 'comfort' of a regular job (Information Technology).