Then you can plan to do your visits say monthly, then maybe quarterly after that.   

The 1st quarter (Scottsdale, AZ market) is pretty easy to fill but the balance of the year is more difficult.We have had luck with furnished rentals in the corporate world, one furnished house (Gilbert, AZ) I was able to keep the same corporate tenant for over 3 years.The other aspect is getting the 2/3rds vote is not always easy in an HOA so you may have hope.

I pay just shy of $200 for water and about $250 per quarter for sewer.For taxes and property information go to: http://gis.vgsi.com/bridgeportct/While I haven't had any vacancies in my property yet, i think your vacancy rate is a bit low.  

With more significant IRA capital, it might make sense to evaluate a self-directed IRA and have the IRA invest in real estate rather than have your available capital significantly reduced via taxation.

Also want it to learn about 1031 tax exchange to minimize my taxation :)

Say it's a 5k material, 10k labor job, normally you'll pay 15k, if a company accepts CCs, it's an automatic 3%, if they accept terms they vary, different rates per month/quarter -- the longer, the more companies get hit, ie if ai offer 6 months, i get 5% hit, 12 months 10%, 24 months, 20%.

I was thinking I could put college students in it because it's about a quarter mile from UB but I'm not to sure of the dos and donts with college student housing.

The downside to buy and hold is landlording, and the slow dollar as compared to the quick quarter that flipping may pay.

Keep end of quarter in mind if you ever negotiate with a small bank!

lawn hasn't been mowed in about 2 months. water bill is quarterly and there are two charges unpaid ($77 currently $50.