My area is relatively low crime, but had one place that someone broke a window to get in.... probably a homeless guy looking for a place to sleep....got scared when neighbor turned light on.I put in a SimpliSafe unit... portable, easy to set up, multiple options- you can use a webcam and get alerts on your phone and future tenant can pay for full service if they want. 

It is not uncommon for auctions like this one to get rescheduled multiple times before ever actually making it to the courthouse steps. 

I think everyone's situation is different, and when one crafts their buy box, they need to consider their current family and finances.For me, when I started, I wanted to buy 2-4 unit distressed properties in neighborhoods I wanted to live. 

I've worked with Scopes before but hadn't thought about generating one with AI so would be interested to hear your step process.

I am about to do one of my first ground up construction projects with the intent to rent in the area of Athens a little further west. 

I have one tenant who is a god send compared to most, he accomplishes nearly ever repair I need, even did an HVAC unit. 

I'm out West at the moment, but will probably be returning to Tokyo before too much longer.At the risk of being contrarian, after picking up a couple of investment properties in Japan (one Tokyo, one outskirts), I shifted to a strategy of only investing in the US. 

Yeah, so this is a bizarre one. 

I would advise against anything like that and again, talk to the ones who are doing it successfully. 

Inspections are one of them.