Same with finding someone who hasn't gone through a previous eviction (even from a previous government housing facility). 

I just drove through the area and I’m curious whether appreciation and crime stats have improved.

All I do though is just find leads through propwire, download them and skip trace them, give em a call and see if they're interested in a cash offer and if they are, just move them down the ladder to the next guy. 

Just seems like sensational Youtube video titles that generate clicks and views.

Your lease should cover the fact that they walked through and accepted the house - this includes the yard.also, regardless of the tree location you can take the straight line vertical and trim those branches in most locations - check with local HOA, building or code enforcement 

Lots and lots of questions before anyone can help you through this.

My primary focus for this investment is on long-term appreciation potential and leveraging rental income to pay down the mortgage, in this case I have no cashflow.Given the current market conditions, I understand that cash flow might not be immediate, but I'm more interested in the potential for appreciation over time and the ability to offset expenses through rental income.

Your Lender My suggestion to find #2 & #4 would be to go to the top of this page and click on FIND AN AGENT & FIND A LENDER.

The most convenient part is having different phone numbers for various entities that can all run through the Voice app.

Thinking through the tax implications, how that changes each deals numbers, and how we'd structure those payments has my head spinning.