No doubt you're smart guys, might begin by picking off tired landlords with seller financing taking all their properties off their hands.

I've considered getting a place near that school, letting him live there free and picking up some roomates. 

But then I have to pick through 4200 grandchild pics on the SD to extract a couple of our recent rehab!!!

I have always been curious about picking up an investment in Moscow. 

Pick the top ten and drive the neighborhood, visiting each. 

If you are trying to acquire the property, go pick it up at the auction.If you are trying to save the property for the gentleman, you'll need to pay off any debts and probably end up co-signing a loan or something.

You might want to pick @Russell Brazil's brain a bit before leaving your backyard and heading north to Baltimore.  

Just set it ring to your home or cell phone or pick it up from your computer.

Start networking and getting to know other investors, learn the different types of investing, pick one you want to focus on and learn about it.

So, I was willing to take a small risk of a random lien attaching to the property, and wait the year to sell it.