Best advice - maintain your properties, have solid contracts that you actually understand (not something random from the internet) and a good insurance policy, practice clear communication with tenants and vendors, and have defined processes that set expectations.Mitchell, you mention a lot of good points and I want to pick your brain on this a bit deeper.

I've got a few other ideas bouncing around in my head, but before delving into too much research I wanted to see what the other ideas are from people that have experience in doing this.

I’m happy to go deeper into the discussion if you’d like, but that’s my .02 cents.

But I have definitely been warned about owners with malice intentions, If you don't mind can you go deeper into what you meant when you said owners "loan to (re) own".

Be sure to dig deeper and find out appreciation rates, if rent rates are going up or down, & vacancy rates.  

I would dig a little deeper.  

So far it's been terrific, but I'm still learning... more to come as I dig deeper.

I've researched the regulations, where they are applied down to which side of the street, (seriously, the rules are different on one side vs the other of certain roads, County vs City) and that has given me the confidence to quickly determine if a property is a no-go (for me at least) or worth a deeper dive.

Im delving into all the education now, soo much knowledge!

I understand the general yin-yang that when demand for bonds increases, it pushes down yields and brings rates down with it, but I am hungry for a deeper understanding—a view behind the curtain of how the whole system works.