If you like stressing over crime, evictions, non-payments, financial and code-enforcement issues, go ahead.

most people love the south Florida  area most investors and realtors always recommend jax , mia , tampa. any other smaller non saturated markets?

That said, most will (at a fee) provide mobile notary services.  

Thank you for your service brother! 

@Jack Seiden I think more cities will continue to allow non owner occupied ADUs and change their zoning laws.

Contract Services: Including expenses for trash removal, landscaping, snow removal, etc., what are the average costs per unit, and what conservative estimates should we use?

In the stock market you're not exposed in this way as you'll be invested in all the publicly traded companies out there across different sectors, which often move in non-correlated ways.

I also have experience leading teams both professionally and for a non-profit organizationMoving forward I would like to get into something more operationally focused and learn how properties run and what makes a great one great!

Bank portfolio program just means the bank hold the paper/mortgage and services the loan so they offer lower down payment options.

Anyone still loaning non-guarantor?