For most tenants the issue is an occasional maintenance call for plumbing, appliance repair or handyman type stuff.

However we started a marketing business which kept us away for a few years and we still use the tools occasionally to help us in our real estate work.

Will see you occasionally. 

I currently reside in San Diego, Ca but I'm very much active in the Memphis, Tn and occasionally the Atlanta, Ga market.

I still get the occasional deal in CA but not to often.

Average realtors may bring you a few over priced deals, but find a good realtor who is also in the rental business and you'll occasionally find some good deals from them.

Tell them you will want to do simultaneous closings and occasional assignment of contract.

We have several tenants that last for years, and we have tenants occasionally that disappear after a month or two.

I am looking for advice on what I can do while I am younger to make myself better prepared for investing in the future, because the last thing that I want to do is graduate college and find myself utterly unprepared for anything (granted, I will be unprepared for many things, but the goal here is to be prepared for as much as possible.)I don't spend much, for the most part I put gas in my parents' Prius every now and then and I buy the occasional movie ticket or candy bar - but I save most of my paycheck.So, my biggest question is, what can I do to set myself up for success?

A few years ago I talked with someone who owned more than 50 rental properties and occasionally flipped property and I've been thinking doing RE investing ever since.