This likely will vary by state.I do agree with you there is some definite potential to this approach especially for buyers with high incomes (and high tax rates) and looking for post retirement income streams.

Can anyone recommend a third party phone/answering service that can field and respond to maintenance requests from tenants?

In 2021, the most common reason people were investing was because there stock portfolio felt "too high" and wanted diversification, they were refi'ing their homes at 2.5% and redeploying that equity, or they had another syndication sell and they needed to redeploy the proceeds. 5.

For sophisticated sellers with highly marketed deals, invest extra time in thorough due diligence.Next, assess the property's condition and estimate renovation costs.

We classify our VA tasks in Tiers.Tier 1 - Simple Admin Tasks and IntakeTier 2 - TriageTier 3 -  Front Office (Calls, Setting, Appointments, Follow-up, Lead Gen, etc.)Tier 4 - Back Office (Systems, CRM,  Billing, etc.)Tier 5 -  Subject Matter Expert Tasks (high stakes work) Most of our VA's do Tier 1 - 3. 

or 10% down  Who do you recommend?

The outcome of the Stowers Road project was highly successful.

There’s nothing worse than a lender that over promises and then can’t deliver (sometimes they don’t even review your file before giving you the pre-approval letter and assuring you that all is well, charge you for the appraisal and let you go through inspection and pay for that out of pocket too, then their underwriters get involved and discover some reason they can’t process the loan leaving you high and dry).

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I actually grew up in Kuttawa, KY and went to high school in Eddyville (class of '93).