I bet the average investor doesn't put forth that much effort.

I bet Chimpo is the one who have a lot of cash but not much real estate, have been sitting on the sideline for a very very long time, have been waiting and hoping for a house crash, so he can jump in...

Your best bet is to either have experience or the ability to put money into the deal, preferably both. 

I wouldn't worry a single bit about a discrimination lawsuit...I bet the judge would laugh at them since they're suing over grass/sod.

@Richard Jr Caicedo Depends on your budget, but any town along a train line in bergen co is a good bet.

If they are indeed gone and not coming back to the area (and thus won't be filing an appeal) the eviction process is likely going to be the quicker, safer route for you as a landlordAbandonment is fine and dandy, but for me the number of days we had to wait would be just as long as an eviction with no appeals would be, and if the tenant came back at the 11th hour, we would have no recourse. 

That said I bet there is a way around that.

@Kris Hernandez your best bet is to start networking.

Do they really look at credit score, income, jobs, etc.I bet turnover is killing you.

This is why I now have investors investing with me to take advantage of my knowledge, infrastructure and connections and make better and safer returns than they would get by themselves.A lot of people's advice on here is to do the same as what they do because that's what they know (best), of course, it's the best thing to do, right?