However, I think there is a lot of rah-rah which works to keep you going for a couple weeks without any real problem solving skills.I think I'd rather call up one of those postcards ("WE BUY YOUR HOUSE IN ANY CONDITION - EVEN WITH DEAD BODIES) and ask them you'd like to apprentice to them.  

Its not like the past few years where a dead body could have made money in real estate.

If you're dead-set on OOS REI, then I'd suggest studying up on the books, articles, forum posts, videos, etc. on the subject, and talking with as many OOS investors as possible (ESPECIALLY inexperienced investors who tried OOS REI for one of their first deals).

It was the dead of winter and a ton of snow around the house so it was hard to tell if there was a leak outside somewhere.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/us/washington-couple-disappea...Synopsis: Mom & Pop LLs who bartered with tenants are missing and presumed dead. 

As I wrote above, I believe neither he and now the heirs of the two dead siblings, have been defrauded. 

If we took out the 50mm you mentioned or even a smaller number our economy would be dead like other aging countries.  

I’m in Phoenix so I’d you dead set in this market we might be able to do something together!

Then you can assess what damage he has done to the place and turn the unit for the next renter.Smoldering Remains: https://nypost.com/2014/01/05/slain-slumlord-found-in-trash-had-enemies-list-a-mile-long/Eviction Gone Terribly Wrong:  https://nypost.com/2019/01/21/real-estate-agent-shot-dead-while-trying-to-evict-tenants/Good Luck!

The people I know who are wealthy with real estate many times got into real estate out of desperation to get out of dead end jobs.