Man all I can remember thinking is "why would I pay 1000 bucks a month and get nothing back when I could buy a house and pay down some equity" Looking back 15 years ago its painful to realize how much I missed out on in the years since 2008. 

It is actually painfully easy to make money in this industry, but you have to be a problem solver who has thick skin and is willing to get her hands dirty and grind to make it work.I look forward to seeing your first post in the "success stories" section in a few years.

They may also disappear. 

I know the inconvenience part of relocation, but I believe in no pain no gain

Hello Dan, The easiest and most pain free way I have found to screen tenants is by using a company called Naborly.

Paper disappears way too easily for my taste.

I jumped from safety, into the frying pain and straight into the fire! 

Hello BiggerPockets community,I apologize if I missed a post already addressing this, but I am trying to get my hands on Ray Alcorn's Dealmakers Guide, but they seem to have all disappeared.

I know it's weird my posts seem to keep appearing and disappearing

Of course, this doesn't apply in the cases of trash left behind or other obvious damage since I took ownership.In my experience it can be somewhat painful to get a fully execute estoppel agreement that both the previous landlord and the tenant agree upon.