They will fail to pay the bills (including rent to you) on time and regularly, they will fail to do the yard work, they will fail to maintain the interior and make any necessary repairs that come along. 

The current tenant has been living and maintaining the property.

Some things seem intuitive, no one ever there, house in disrepair, yard hasn’t been maintained, etc, but I’m guessing there’s probably a lot more I don’t know to look for.Thanks again!

Perhaps they're an out-of-state investor who just wanted a rent check without the responsibility of maintaining the property.

Between deployments and having been stationed all over the country, remotely purchasing and maintaining properties has its challenges but I am now in Columbia, MD and only a 7 hour drive from my properties.

Very stoked to have found this resource.After reading a couple books (rich dad poor dad and ABCs of real estate investing) and listening to pretty much every BP podcast I still have a few questions.

So you're a professional NFL player, with a newborn who is also trying to maintain a real estate career...way to underachieve at life!

My clients have found them useful in transitioning to passive management while maintaining net worth and an income stream.

The Land Trust additionally offers the benefit of another level of anonymity that would otherwise not be provided by an individual Series of a Series LLC, while maintaining the asset protection and compartmentalization of the Series LLC.

You do not need an LLC for one property that has a mortgage on it.The mortgage is a layer of protection,  then insurance,  you can add an umbrella policy for a 3rd layer.Just maintain your property and you shouldn't have anyone one suing you in the first place.