Don't know if Buddy has, but I have dealt with both PR's and heirs located outside the U.S.It used to be more of a hassle: for my first international deal I had to overnight physical docs to principal signer.

I've considered wholesaling but being being agent will work best do to my physical access difficulties that make residential more complicated.

We did the Articles of incorporation, Operating Agreement, filing, etc ourselves, BUT (and it's a big but), before we filed, we ran it through a lawyer who charged us $150 just to browse over it and make sure it all looked good.

I would take that $15k (if you acquire it) and invest it in physical real estate.

Check out the articles, podcasts and be active in the forums.There is a very strong MA contingency on here so try to connect with people here and then in "real life" as well

I am guessing that water and heating was paid by the last owner as I found one huge water heater and two furnaces during my physical inspection.If I have to pay water and heating for all units plus common area and my rental income is $400 per unit, that will be a BAD investment.

I also wrote an article for the ICOR newsletter earlier this year, not sure if you are a member with them but they seemed to be a really great setup and probably a great place for you to meet other investors.Good luck!

You can find many forums, articles, etc on questions you may have.Also heard yesterday that you can write off BP Pro membership for your taxes and do a search of other BP members right around your zip code.

My name is Michelle and I've been on BiggerPockets for about a month now reading as many articles and forum posts as possible!

The exception may be if you personally witnessed an abusive event ... and then it would probably have to be physical abuse before most authorities would take any action (policy forces and the judicial system are just starting to understand other forms of abuse {emotional, financial, etc} ).