To prevent those items I suggest lots of tenant screening questions (back-round check, credit check, eviction search and income verification) and an annual maintenance plan on your properties. 

I hear this often from people who read  a sound bite or story but do not know the space.

As a result, I have many friends/ family/ business contacts that would be willing, and often ask, to get involved.  

Often it will be temporary, but temporary is relative and may be longer than you want.

It has been often suggested here and elsewhere to pursue something that keeps a toe in the water of the working world, as it limits the downside risks, and could turn into a fruitful enterprise for post-retirement.At the request of a friend and BP associate, I've been asked to provide expert opinion and electrical analysis on residential properties that are either on the market, or recently sold through his brokerage, as there are many customers who want a deeper look at their electrical system, deeper than what a typical home inspector will do, but they are not ready to ask a contractor to come out and simply give a blank check to 'fix whatever's wrong' (famous last words).

@JeffreyHolst I was wondering about that because often times investors talk about using their strategy to make a profit.

I primarily need advice on:- Is it a good location for rental & What kind of tenants it will attract- How to rehab to maximize return w/ cost estimation- Conservative rent projection based on the rehabI need property managers for it, I tried to contact a few companies, but their response seems slow and I won't be able to directly talk to the actual property manager.Anyone can help?

I’m curious as to what other landlords position is on mailboxes and mailbox posts when they are damaged from cars hitting them, very possibly not the tenants fault as it is often a car driving by that hits it or backs into it.

LVP- depends on other comps, we do it often here on slabs under 225, but that’s our market.

("Lease-to-own" often misleads tenants into thinking that they have an ownership interest in the house, so I generally avoid using that term.)As a landlord, you will need to be aware of all the usual landlord-tenant and fair housing rules and regulations.