That way the number of maintenance calls goes down to single digits a year, the quality of tenants most likely goes up and so does the rent. 

I'm definitely not qualified to give you a "what you should do" answer since there are many real experienced pros on the site, but...You could always try a digital mentor:1.

A double-digit or even 50-100% tax increase could ruin your cash flow and there's not much you can do to offset it.

By my numbers, what I've seen has been at best low single digit cash returns (i.e. an eviction away from losing money), with not much if any built-in equity.Further, the investor competition is crazy despite the thin returns.  

. :-)I wouldn't have thought that interest rates would be in the high single digits for private loans.

Be sure to get and keep a copy of the license and pictures of the applicants as part of your application process; a scanner or digital camera could be used.

In my eyes, there's a more organic, grassroots marketing platform, or you can go the digital route and market your website, e-mail marketing, and social media.  

I have done some investing in Mohave county.There are plenty of properties that you can invest in that are under 50k with double digit returns.

Cozy.co will let you email a basic digital tenant application + have tenant pay for the credit/background check and email you the reports+ application.

We want to expand our portfolio to two digits soon and wanted to figure out the best loan strategy.