He is a little pushy on his sales but he has taught me very much mainly because he has so many videos on YouTube. 

The main thing I would say is make sure that you have good folks to help keep you motivated and focused along the journey as there will be bumps and times when you think why the heck am I doing this for such a small dollar amount.

Not to mention even though Prices are more reasonable Upstate, NY state in general has Tenant friendly Laws as a beginner I rather learn and make mistakes in a State that laws are more Landlord Friendly, Property Taxes are high in general in NY State and snow is worst Upstate some of the factors why I headed South...After deciding to invest out of State the next big question was which market, I picked 3 did what many do here in BP and probably overanalyzed the markets then visited all 3  markets and made a decision where to plant my roots.

Hey All, My name is Eddie Gonnella and I'm originally from Old Town, Maine right next door to the University of Maine where I studied Civil Engineering and lived for 4 years in Orono.

If you cannot find a tenant in property one for awhile, you have to factor in the vacancies cost.

The main idea: you have the assets in holding entities that are not doing anything else, just holding the assets, and you have an operation entity that is doing all activities.

First is that it is hard to get ahead if your main job is making someone else money.

Another factor that comes into play is that I represent the target market that I intend to serve (traveling business professionals).

If she can't find another suitable place, that makes me believe she is paying way under market, and unfortunately when you rent those kinds of places, they come with certain challenges, such as a "hands on" landlord.Another factor that was not pointed out yet on this thread, is that the LL is an owner-occupant. 

The property management companies knowing you are states away can be lazy and let things fall through the cracks.One strategy is to buy a nicer new house stage zero of development in a subdivision with mainly homeowners and rent it out to tenants.