Either they choose to move out or you get paid for the “hassle factor”.

If your goal is to buy and hold for a long time, you need to consider factors other than just cash flow, like appreciation. 

You're going to need a far greater return to justify the risk and hassle factor on this one. 

For distressed properties, focus on markets with growing job sectors, good schools, and lower crime rates, as these factors drive rental demand and long-term growth.

Without diving so deep into the weeds, the biggest factors I tell people who want to start out passively are:1.

To evaluate Real esteate deals for creative financing, start by identifying seller motivations i.e. financial distress, desire for passive income, do they need a downpayment on their next house, etc  and property factors like equity or existing financing terms.

Maybe there are things I don't know and haven't factored in.

The big distinguishing factor between Rockwall proper and Royse City is school district.

It can be multiple factors. 

It's normally the desire for immediate income that steers most investors towards bad investments because they are hyper focused on cash flow which is often portrayed differently in spreadsheets than in real life, and should be a consideration but not deciding factor.