Two biggest problems are underestimating the cost and the time it takes to complete repairs.

Money is the biggest thing and of course when you are starting off money isn't something easy to come buy..

Our biggest problem is not finding a list, but rather one comprised of our target audience.

Biggest problem I have found with pre-existing tenants....the stuff the last landlord allowed; stuff that is not addressed in any written agreement: "Well the last landlord let us keep 4 cars in the parking lot (2 unregistered)", "Well, the last landlord always let us pay late", "Well the last landlord always let us park on the lawn directly in front door

The biggest problem with investing out-of-state si with proper property management.

The value is the value based on comparable properties in the area.The better work you do up front (purchase price, manage rehab costs, rehab the biggest bang for buck areas, etc.), the more likely you can put "zero-down" on the refi loan.

Many of them hire undocumented aliens, so the guy driving the $20,000 truck probably doesn't even have a driver's license.It isn't even the truck that is worth the biggest chunk.

Biggest bike I EVER saw.

well i do have a very unique market as I'm at Ft.Bragg which is the biggest post in the united states.

I dont have any experience dealing with contractors, but I frequent several REI message boards and it seems to me that one of the biggest complaints I see over and over is how hard they are to find.I ask this because, I am trying to break into the rehab side of real estate after I get enough start up capitol by doing Lonnie deals.Long story short, I have a cousin doing rehab/remodel work in another state, but he wants to come back to Kansas.