I know people are doing it and some successfully but I don't know if the conditions here make sense for me to invest personally... yet.

So, if you're discussing business matters with your property manager or realtor during a meal, those expenses could potentially be deductible.Be mindful of distinguishing between personal and business expenses.

Besides, they often see it from their personal angle, because they satisfy material participation as sponsors.

This was actually a referral from another person I had bought a house from.this one was pretty easy.  

Needless to say the relationship didn’t work so I had decided to sell the property but came to find out when someone wanted to buy it there was another persons name on the title that dated back to  when my father purchased it.

I personally would avoid adding 36k minus a 30k just to avoid scrutiny by the IRS.

I, too, aim to be as accommodating to residents as possible.However...For my own liability protection and personal sanity, I'll only schedule our group viewings for when the resident can be physically present.For one thing, I'm a digital nomad (currently living in Colombia), so I'm likely never going to be conducting their viewing myself.But mostly, I don't want a resident claiming that some priceless heirloom went missing or got damaged after holding a showing in their absence.We'll pick a convenient time, typically 1 hour on a Saturday afternoon, and set appointments for up to 6 pre-screened buyers to take a look.

Would it all just be mostly the same: general background check (including prior evictions, lawsuits, etc), credit check, income verification, landlord references?

I would have to take out a personal loan plus some cash reserves but I honestly think that this deal is worth it.

She did provide me with copies of her bank statements, pay stubs and a letter from her HR department confirming her employment as well as prior landlord references here in the US.