In the case of an emergency, call the Property Manager anytime.

Hi Everyone,Im a new investor but am very interested by finding emerging market 'hidden gems' -- think lots around up-and-coming Colombian beaches kind of thing., or land with phenomenal views, or country land that will soon be connected to the closest city by a new tunnel/ highway, etc.

I'd like to not have to dip into my bank savings or stock market funds to keep them as emergency funds.

Not sure if the trade off is worth it though.

Certainly the crowdfunding is more passive than buying a rental, and the trade off is less control? 

The tenant came by yesterday to show the apartment to prospect tenants and found that her key doesn't work and was irate when she called the emergency line to get in, the maintenance tech told her to turn the handle and that is is unlocked, and now she is also angy that her door isn't locked.

If she had a medical emergency and could not keep up with the medical bills I may be more lenient.

Real Estate generally trades at a CAP Rate (NOI/PurchasePrice). 

I am finishing up my Emergency Medicine training now and have about 6 months left.

(We passed the annual inspection for her house about 2 months ago, it's a superb property with absolutely nothing wrong with it, the mice simply prefer to move indoors when the weather turns cold)As a policy we have placed bait-blocks for tenants behind the fridge/stove and in the basement for free, we even place them annually as part of our Fall Inspection where we check the home and most importantly the furnace.Bet you can't guess that when we didn't show up at her house on Saturday or Sunday she kept up the frantic voicemails to our company system...and the best part is when we showed up with bait blocks on Monday (our next scheduled work day for the crew AND WAAAAYYYY ahead of the 14 day timeline we allow for non-emergency repairs) the tenant refused bait blocks in the home since she has children in the home (who access the back of the refrigerator and stove I guess, no basement in this house).I'd like to assemble a list of what LaPlante does NOT handle, so we can direct tenants to that section when they ring our phones...