Had I spent every penny that came in on rent each month, I would be seriously hurting trying to cover that.  

Once we have spent time identifying details that affect them, I am given permission to buy for them without them having to visit.

The time spend changing codes is better off spent looking at “prahduck” as grant cardone would say!

My husband and I purchased a single family home with a ADU for 350k and spent about 100k after renovating and furnishing for short/midterm rental.

I have spent the past few months analyzing properties in Davenport, just from the MLS, and it seems like there are great cap rates which we are optimizing for.

You can learn a lot from someone who's spent a lot of time on the property, and it doesn't cost you anything as long as you're polite and respectful.Lastly, you'll want to be ready for the tenants to ask YOU some questions as the buyer or agent. 

You could take them to small claims court, but even if you win, you're unlikely to see the money and will have spent a lot of time dealing with it. 

I am really motivated now for one as a teacher its getting worse every year and I spent 3 days in hospital and 6 weeks out of school because I was breaking a high school fight.

If you screen the tenants well that’s the key to reducing the amount of time spent managing the property.  

I came out OK but I spent waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long on it for what I ended up making.