We have lots of great ethical investors to work with here and our rental market offers excellent returns but here are a few tips to prevent investors from getting burned when buying in other markets1) Always have your property inspected!

@Manuel Sarabia  It is a matter of reducing risks, to try to make sure it doesn't happen, and also being on record as doing everything reasonable to prevent it.

I have one done now on a house I closed last week. then we have our new build that is going to be on the show Southern Charm that is being professionally done and will air on TV in the south east happy to share that.I need to start doing this in Oregon as well I have 3 starting on the Oregon coast this month so I can take shots of 80 MPH winds and sideways rain and my crews working in the rain when if they were in CA they would be home LOL... but yes that would be great. and it would be great if someone helped me with how to post this stuff  I got asked to do a pod cast for BP  but I can't do it because I don't know how to do Skype or use a chat thingee or a camera.

For the record, we record every deal we do to help prevent future title issues.3.

, but is there any limit SEC wise preventing non-accredited investors from investing?

I can build an addition for about 120k that contains two "units" of 2bd/2.5ba each with lots of premium features (9.5' ceilings, acid-stained colorful concrete floors, radiant heating throughout, central air, LED lights, granite countertops, subway tile backsplash, carrara marble porcelain look-alike bathrooms, etc.)

I replaced a 2 1/2 ton air handler and 2 ton condenser at a rental last Oct (builders sometimes did that to squeak out a little more cooling than a 2 ton but less than 2 1/2 and save a little on the equipment cost).

It is a very simple way to prevent future problems. 

;) If I learn about it, I can create systems to prevent this in the future.

This prevents tenants from locking themselves out, since they need to use the key to lock the deadbolt behind them when they leave.