Case in point, he hasn't pulled the trigger personally on any deals for himself either.

Also, a camera at the front door may help with remote guess check in (along with a keyless door lock).  

You can collect only 4 things at the start of the tenancy - $25 for a lock/key change; first months rent, last months rent and security deposit.Is the current landlord holding that cleaning fee in a separate interest bearing account like a security deposit?

@Nicholas WecksteinEveryone has their own criteria they seem to use to label neighborhoods and I’m no different .Here’s a general way I think of the letter coding A - fine hIgh end homes no rentals a great place to raise a family upper IncoMe folks often gated community and most people are driving expensive newer cars B- nice houses with good landscaping.typical suburban famIly homes some rentals here and there no boarded up houses or rift raft walking around You’d raise your family here and feel safe virtually no crime nice cars good blue collar working class C- even split of rentals and home owners some crime older cars some boarded up houses sporadic crime people tend to stay indoors at night youd be sure to lock your house and car here most houses are older and many need repaired D- Lots of dilapidated houses and the ones livable look to need repaired .

Change of ownership can already trigger tenants leaving (i.e. vacancy for you) and if you're only talking about $25/month each, that's very minimal.

They didn’t have keys in the lock box when looking at properties.

As an additional bonus, there are self-directed IRAs and Solo 401k plans that allow these excellent tax advantages AND the ability to invest into real estate for potentially higher, more stable returns than typical IRAs and 401ks locked into the stock market.

We just got great loan terms and hope to lock in later this week.

Perfect opportunity to lock in great appreciation before a potential slight downturn, and having collected the rent roll, relative to the lower purchase price, along the way.Even if Union City not overvalued, but some drop can happen, and is in fact my base case scenario.

As far as a foreclosure, if the property is empty the lien holder will get the deed and most likely just have to change the locks and that's that.