I bet it can be hard with a non-approving spouse lol!

This is a non-issue...

He and his wife bought a duplex and lived in one side and rented the other when he got out of medical school.

Spend your money on quality leads and figure out how to sort out the motivated sellers from the non motivated.

.- You might find temporary medical residents or people in the area for a shorter time a good match.

Sanding and staining is not a commercially viable option - too much labor involved for the value of a non-historic 3/2 ranch, so we usually try to clean the trim up and use a good wipe-on polyurethane to reseal them.

When these new spammers/scammers/etc. reach out to you they will know a surprising amount of information about you; your interestes, hobbies, causes; your {online} acquaintances and the organisations/institutions with whom you deal.From the "geek seat" of my non real estate job {Information Security & Privacy), it has been interesting watching this evolution.

RICH is a non-profit real estate investors trade association.

As for who is responsible for maintenance and management, I couldn't say though I would worry that you get stuck with a non paying tenant but you still owe rent to your landlord.

Usually they are not government agencies but non-profits with govt. grants, subsidies and contracts.