Hi Amber, welcome to BP.Wishing you the best, and I’d be happy to connect if I can help in any way!

That should catch most of these issues.Some, you'll never know about until someone actually lives in the property. 

Some of the nicer/newer homes are up there in property taxes even in bloomington (4k to 6k). 

Purchase price: $330,000 Cash invested: $11,000 Sale price: $355,000 Fix and FlipHi @Meryl Hawk, welcome to the BP Forum!

He can't loan you any part of the 3.5% down and you can get seller contributions to cover closing costs, etc.Just food for thought...

So now instead of feeding the hungry stock market you can feed the hungry rental.I have watched people keep big debt on their home and then have the stock market crash.

You have a skillset that could be extremely useful for quick fixes and landlord issues and from there you can bridge relationships and partnerships to enhance your knowledge of real estate investing and couple your skills.

Cheers,André.I also wonder why you chose to invest in Italy instead of Spain, Portugal, Austria, and other countries   

Just get a second set of sheets for each property so the turnover isn't pending the same sheets going back on the beds.

Document the condition they left it, keep receipts for the charges, and charge it to their card.