Success requires thorough screening, clear boundaries, budgeting, networking, and staying informed about local rental laws, and market trends.Good luck!

There are small local banks that will offer loan products for such properties, you would have to call around and see (small banks with about 5-10 branches often work best in my experience). 

Instead, in advance (by days generally), I sign documents needing a notary at the local Wells Fargo, then overnight mail or have a broker pick up the executed documents.

They can pinpoint the issue and get your garage back in action fast.I found a local guy in Portland who seems legit: https://portlanddoorsandlocksguy.com/.

Wenatchee is located in central Washington on the Columbia River and has been known as Washington State's energy hub.

@Rena Nuneza Are you still investing in the local area?

Doing research on the Detroit market and connecting with locals will increase your knowledge and decrease your fear.Good luck on your REI journey!

. - Creative and local financing : As a licensed and active Real Estate Broker in Oregon and California I can tell you there is a comparitively abnormal amount of seller carry or owner financing available on properties for sale and prospective 1031X prospects in Oregon.

You forgot to put your location in your post or your profile.

My dad broke up the concrete in just a few locations so water could seep through and drain into the soil, then filled the pool with the cheapest stone and clean soil locally available, then planted grass.