But if any problems arise, they can be worth their weight in gold and prevent you from a major catastrophe.Because you already have the deal lined up, you can probably find an agent to process the transaction for a discounted price, but don't go looking for the cheapest!

If so, trust them, trust me; a good CPA Is worth their weight in gold. 

Now it hooking up, body counts, total disregard of physical and mental development.

Licensed, has all shots and immunizations, name/breed/age/weight, pic, maybe even a meet-and-greet.

You need to be in areas that have landlord-friendly laws or at least equal weight.

Make sure to confirm current rules with the local governing bodies.  

They are not unattractive, but the problem is they add a lot of weight to trees, fences, etc. and cause them to droop, tilt, break, etc. 

Replacing a fuse box with a breaker box (has to be licensed by the city), running a sewer snake through a cleanout hole (I don't want anyones feces on my body, not even my own), crawling under a house to fix plumbing (I'm claustrophobic and have panic attacks), dealing with intruders you catch on security cameras (I call the police and meet them there). 

Most hard money lenders are asset based and don't put a lot of weight on personal credit issues.

I would look to what numbers you are trying to achieve and then weight that against how yours are performing under NORMAL conditions, and if they can't hit your NOI requirements then move on to an investment type that can.I've done everything from fix and flips, buy and hold, STR, land entitlement then wholesaled and/or sold to developers, and commercial value-add projects.