Quote from @Calvin Thomas: It's $99 for a professionally designed, 50-page workbook and five hours of coaching people on all aspects of life, not just real estate.

Well, when we step back and look at it, doesn't the "sitting on a Maintenance Bomb" aspect kind of tell you right there? 

We have found a variety of software tools and ways to manage pretty much every aspect of the landlord process, except for how to show and fill the rental.  

I’d love to hear from you and see how you got into it, how do you find them and how successful or not you’ve been in this aspect.

They'll be able to guide you and help understand the market from an investor point of view and not get caught up in the retail aspect that most home buyers are into.

While the philanthropic aspect of “reasonable housing” is laudable, at the end of the day (if you want to be successful - especially starting out) you need your properties to perform well.  

Mediocrity has crept into every aspect of business and society.In the 70's, when I was a young adult, excellent service was expected, appreciated and compensated.

Being able to determine the difference between buying as a homeowner v an investor is critical.  

thanks for the insight @Kyle Mccaw, I was looking at a 203k option given it provides the ability to roll the rehab cost into the total, I guess the downfall is the FHA aspect of it requiring me to live on site for atleast the 1 year for example.

I think connecting with property managers from those areas would be a critical step.