@Luisa Morejon this is an easy one!

Your payment requirement would rule you out for us. 

It's pretty easy to see that real estate proces peaked around 2007-2008 and then crashed during the Great Recession.Around 2011-2012 prices started to recover and got back to their pre-Crash highs around 2015-2016, but really 2018-2019 when adjusted.So, why are newbies reading books written BEFORE 2019 and thinking that you can still successfully invest using the EXACT advice in these relatively "old" books?

Self managing should be easy, if not then that Realtor can probably help you with the rental side of it. 

Nothing worth it is every easy when you start out....if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. 

That does not match what I believe the rules state. 

@Seidy Lasker Wash sale rules apply to stock options if they are deemed "substantially identical" to a security sold at a loss within 30 days, such as options with similar expiration dates or strike prices.

Easy living, comfortable furniture.

Sometimes occupants still live there and eviction is not easy, and I have even heard a story once that the yakuza are involved in the construction and real estate business and exorted money from buyers through occupants in these properties. 

Asking in the correct forum will get a better response.Read the RULES!