Crime statisticsFind a real estate agent that is investor friendly that will help you understand the market, and even more important, find investors that you want to emulate, and find a way to add value to their operation in return for them teaching you the ropes in your unique market.I will leave tax liens for someone who is in your local area and knows how Georgia handles things. 

If not maybe hire a property manager to handle that property.

What would one actually generally pay to a company to handle marketing and sales for a property?

Hi Ben, I basically have a mentor and friend, who also happens to a realtor and quite a successful landlord himself, handling management for me (single family rentals), and he's been amazing.

I'd keep an eye and see what she does - maybe get in touch with the eviction lawyer and learn the process before, so that way, if she moves out on time, you've lost nothing (you learned the process, and can handle it in the future, and have someone good to help you with it).

I know a lot of ways to get that handled and quiet title with title insurance.

If the numbers look right based on what I feel I can reasonably handle, then I will buy anywhere.

Have a laywer handle it and do an eviction..

Homelessness is everyone's problem; the city is actively working on solutions, people may or may not agree on how it is being handled however better to be part of the solution!

His tone was probably less anger than frustration, but it's easy for someone else to mistake the two.I've been in the same boat, as far as waiting too late to get a trusted source to handle some work and having to rely upon that questionable resource.