One of my tenants has been complaining the past couple months that my inherited tenant has frequent comings and goings of people that look like drug fiends exhibiting drug fiend behavior such as banging on the door at very early/late times as if uninvited.I haven't acted on it because I have no proof.

Think it is a good conversation to have, and one that I am asked frequently.

I have listened to investors for a while now who have been successful with subject-to financing, and very few of them report frequent issues with big banks calling a note due - when it did rarely happen, it usually was due to nonpayment of the loan from somebody messing up their end of the bargain, and even in those cases, they were usually able to negotiate with the bank in order to save the deal.Big banks will almost never initiate a foreclosure if they have the option to call the note due, simply due to the length and cost of the foreclosure process compared with the faster, easier, cheaper alternative of calling the note.

Hi Mike,I agree with Doug, the subject of self-directed IRA is a frequent discussion here on the forum as well as there are numerous articles about it on BiggerPockets blog. 

All real estate offices have a list of vendors they frequently use.

I received advice to start investing in a market close to home where I'm comfortable and can visit frequently.

This is a frequent clause in a Buyer's Agency contract.

If you aren't willing to be present to check on your property frequently, I'd suggest selling it.

Someone recently suggested to me that if people had to pay they'd be more committed, and to maybe have meet-ups less frequently so they can plan for once a quarter, or something like that.

I recommend reading blogs and listening to the podcast as frequently was you can.