@Victoria Pham Start small, but getting physically experience in real estate.

If you can physically afford $50 or $100/mo more is there ANY chance you’re moving over $50 or $100?

It looks like in your state (CT) like my state PA that electricity is de-regulated meaning that the consumer can actually choose the company that generates the electricity separate of the one that maintains the physical lines and handles billing.

I know of some people that bought in Anah a couple of years back and had some issues with both legal and physical delivery of their units.

Be prepared for the physical demands if you decide to handle carpet removal and vinyl flooring installation yourself.

I am a traveling physical therapist in Portland.

That could mean tenant or physical unit. 

I would ask them to check out the house physically, if you get there then make a firm offer you're comfortable with it.

Personally I would rather spend time finding more deals, sourcing financing, and building a solid team, than I would going to physically check on my properties myself and deal with potential maintenance issues.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.