If you spread too far then it gets counter productive because you have numerous PM's and too little local knowledge.Then I moved into my nicest and least profitable OS property and now manage them myself; they are all within an easy hour drive with virtually no traffic.You have a very long list of states and cities there you might try to narrow it down.

Like anything else, including real estate investing, you learn by trial and error.

Hi,I've started a blog called "bad landlord" in which I aim to share my lessons learned from my numerous mistakes as a real estate investor.

Numerous jobs have also been created as a result of Covid...I have not had one missed payment, a couple late ones but nothing to do with covid.

I have received numerous responses as to my responsibility to disclose this information to prospective tenants moving forward.

@Tony PortCouple of thingsThere are numerous options for self employed people where tax returns are not required.You will not get Fannie Mae rates or terms, but those loans close every day. 

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”Theodore Roosevelt

I hit the add to cart button & ship everything to my handyman or cleaners.I send my handyman and/or cleaners images of the renderings & tell them “I ordered you a bunch of stuff - make the room look like this please & send me some updated pics when its complete”The nice thing about this too is the large margin for error when the prices are this low.

Our tenant has recently gone dark - I have made numerous attempts by both phone and text to reach her due to a maintenance issue she reported.   

They will pass up numerous solid deals.