It seems like a great opportunity to generate positive cash flow and passive income which is what I'm striving for, but it seems like to even have my first property to function fully I would need systems and staff in place.

You will owe it, but I guess it will take months for him to arrange for someone to get a power of attorney to pick up payments.Those could be the issues when you get so smart thinking you can out smart the system, plenty of rope.Or, you could explain the error of his ways and negotiate a better deal. :)

Is sewer and water covered under Misc?

What I wanted to do in the long run, after the VA and I are more comfortable with the processes, is create a more automated system, like you and Alex discuss in your pod casts.

Public water and sewer or septic tank?

One you may find to be interesting is:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/12/26/bp-podcast-050-getting-started-setting-partnerships-flipping-mike-simmons/Definitely read the Ultimate Beginners Guidehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/19/ultimate-beginners-guide-to-real-estate-investing/Our library system has most of the books on Brandon Turner's list as well.

Because of this they are already somewhat, if not already, familiar with Google's eco-system.

Hey guys -We're actually planning on completely killing off the current reference system, so don't stress it too hard -- it will be gone in about a month.

Allow water, sewer, trash, and gas bills to be directly in the tenant's name, and attached to the tenant rather than the landlord.

I guess whatever systemic glitch got rectified and the debt started glowing :-).