While either can be easy or difficult to manage, differnt kinds of problems, it's the personality of the tenant, IMO.IMO you should spend no more than a couple hours a month on actual management per unit, a phone call, collection and bookkeeping and coordinating maintenance.

You probably have better phone numbers at the IRS than I did/do.

I had similar thoughts years ago and I chose not to be a landlord for ever, I don't mind calling on the phone, I'm just not going through having to manage a PM, much less clean outs and taking applications!

Might be called something different (its a "notice of election and demand" or NED here in CO), but I think lis pendens is correct for SC.You may be able to call the recorder and get some info over the phone.

I'm planning on advertising my website and phone number on it.

They want to earn your business and will spend time on the phone with you.

"misleading a federally-insured lending institution" is a fairly common term in indictments that send people to club "fed" for a few years.

There is an additional 5% down when you go beyond 4 financed properties, but very common with all my clientele.

Plus the credit cards limit cash advances to just a fraction of the line, commonly, as you probably know.* Go ahead and get your agent's license and prepare to hang your shingle with an investor-friendly transaction fee-based agency.

The condo association manager should have a emergency maintenance phone number.