You are better off exchanging into an SFR, multifamily or DST investment depending on how much you have to invest. 

Things I've got down to minimal effort or fully automated: * Rent, security deposit, and fee collection* Basic accounting and tax packet creation* Listing vacancies* Lease signing* Applications, credit, and background checksThings I'm still dealing with directly ad-hoc or don't have a well defined process or solution in place for:* Requests and communication with tenants* Finding and coordinating service providers for maintenance and repair work* Scheduling showings and getting prospective tenants to make their appointments* Tenant turnover for move in and out* Keeping up with legal changes and lease template updates* Setting rent amounts* Lease enforcement - tenants are responsible for things like yardwork, routinely get letters from the city about weeds / tall grass, etc.Questions for the group:* What am I missing if I were to make out a checklist of an "automated property"?

I'm kind of surprised that vendors will keep providing services if their bills aren't being paid?   

A settlement statement was not provided or signed during the closing, and the fees disclosed had changed.

Depending on qualifying income you can go up to 90% LTV or most attractive terms will be 80% of the value or below. 

This will depend on the type of lender.

So it all depends on you.

This will also depend on your capital.

International investors should expect to provide a downpayment of 25-30% for investment properties.

Depending how much you earn you can step up those savings by getting a side-hustle.