Both of this will likely require real time conversations which will be difficult from India3) Maintenance when tenants are staying - I feel less worried about this as I can have the tenant coordinate with my chosen vendor (that I already have or can potentially find from India by talking to them on phone at night time in India / morning in the US).

Here are a few: I just saw a LinkedIn post with a sponsor talking about how they are underwriting using cap rate compression, meaning that in 5 years the sales price cap rate will be 50 bps lower than the purchase cap rate. 

For my own investments, I focus in two areas: The Washington DC commuter zone (i.e. 90 minute radius outside of the capital, where commuters and companies are spreading outward), and Salt Lake City, UT (state is #1 for population growth according to US census).Happy to talk 1:1!

I do want to go ahead and refinance and pull that $100k plus to buy another piece of real estate and continue cash flowing for now.

Talk with your local planning and zoning.  

I have never had to do an eviction there but I would just call the JP court and talk to them.

We just experienced a period of massive real estate appreciation and the forums will continue to dismiss it's importance.

Before jumping to the challenges, let's talk about some of the positives.The most obvious positive is the PM fee.

I also did a quick underwriting on what you described and the building I assume you are talking about.

If you're interested in the market, reach out anytime, I'd be happy to talk with you!