Miguel, As already stated I would turn the utilities on if at all possible and then do your inspection.

Of course.The thing with having a real estate portfolio that sustains you long term requires knowing the risks, structuring things for more surety, and knowing how much work will continue to be involved.Personally, I think out of state investing is very risky, so I like to invest close to home.  

I've been doing the Do it yourself for 30 years now for most of my properties in state. 

A read some articles that some rents may still be taxable which is fine.

My letter stated I would be evicting him but I don't have the heart to do it.

Job situations, tied to town, state or near family.  

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If you assign it's whatever the contract states 

If you are already investing out of state then you have overcome a large hurdle and you could definitely find a market that would give you both appreciation and cashflow if you were willing to put all the money you pull out back into a deal.

hello everyone, my original real estate investing plan was to buy several multifamily homes and house hack. but ive heard where i really want to move to, (south carolina) that state is not the best for MFH investing. what are the best type of real estate investing strategies in south carolina?