:)  It is really tough to find good deals, but I'm buying, and so are my clients! 

It's tough to make the numbers work but it's possible.

As a remote (work from home) employee like myself, my friends and I had a debate about the impact of remote jobs on different markets for real estate.The trend of remote work is growing quickly and I have heard many of my co-workers moving back to where they grew up versus Boston because of the cost of living.One big reason for people living in big cities besides the experience factor, is employment.

So I would suggest you may want to take a deep look at yourself and ask "What is it about me that attracts lousy workers that I need to keep tabs on and repels honest workers that can be trusted to do a job?"

@bjorn - The 1% rule is super tough to come by on the ne side of san antonio.

That’s a tough call .

Occasionally, you might find one that works on there, but you're better off using Loopnet to practice your underwriting as you're starting out and to connect with new brokers.Furthermore, an 8% cap rate is very tough to find at this point in the market cycle. 

If you can’t handle being the owner, and being honest, and being responsible for some tough business decisions, hire a Property Manager.

Thank you @Sean Tyson, that's gonna be a tough one!

It already has tenants, and my plan was to help the owner out of his tough situation by seeing if he would take the amount of his original loan (divided to pay off the remaining balance of the loan) so he doesn't have a foreclosure on his record, and would give plenty of room between that and current valuation.