I stay away and do not allow the 5 piece vinyl sets because the seems fail.  

You can do most of the screening process and background check part from afar and get a new tenant set.

The equity and profit would all be split based on money put into the deal, so I would have 20% equity and would be entitled to 20% off the net profit.Here is my issue: both of them are pretty set on holding the property free and clear (10+ years) because their primary goal is solid cash flow and secondary income to their businesses which can be seasonal.

For those looking more aggressively, the Pro subscription offers the full set of daily properties (10+ daily), plus usually another 30-40 in a (filterable by state and city) google sheet that didn't make the cut.

Despite setting up alerts on Zillow, Redfin, and realtor.com, as well as utilizing alerts through realtors, I am consistently facing challenges in finding suitable deals. 

@John Dawson the best thing I can recommend is 1.) find a mentor you get a long with who is willing to show you the ropes and just be willing to grind like your life depends on it.  1-3 years of that will set you straight, so long as you're putting your clients first, and doing a good job.  

Inflationary powers have set a new floor for material prices.

I was looking to add to my portfolio with an out of state property and I settled on Indianapolis as my target market.

Feel free to shoot me a pm and I can help with how I set up my proformas as well! 

I had asked them multiple screening questions prior to the showing and then toward the end of the showing and out of nowhere they asked if they could receive a discount on the first month's rent so that they could buy new furniture... living room, dining room and bedroom sets.