It's a great excuse for the tenant to claim you're maintaining a substandard property, etc.

If a property is not lived in and maintained continuously this is what will happen to ANY building. 

I decided I was going to pursue a dream of mine and study trading stocks.

Sorry i apologize, what i meant was.... a real estate investor/agent signed a contract with me so i could make his website and lead page, and he pays me 1K per month to maintain and do maintenance.

Are you looking at maintaining all your rentals locally or have you thought about branching out?

Here are a few points:The CycleReal Estate prices, like those of other asset classes (Stocks Bonds Commodities) move in reaction to economic trends and conditions.

Here's an excerpt that I thought was interesting:"The startup will “work with sellers directly to purchase home[s],” “work with local partners to rehab, maintain, and improve our portfolio of properties,” and “partner with local brokers and Realtors to market, list on [the multiple listing service], and resell to retail buyers and investors,” according to the site online now at opendoor.com."

I have no background in real estate (I've only been investing in stocks before), but I am familiar enough with how the typical process works from reading.

I have a question how were you able to maintain things with that much over head the first year?

I've been careful to maintain a good relationship with the worker, although I suspected him all along.