I just finished listening to Norada Real Estate Investments' @Marco Santarelli discuss out-of-state investing at the Think Realty conference in Baltimore.  

Look at real estate professional status closely, this area of the tax code(section 469) is where I think If you worked with the right real estate-focused accountant you could save 100s of thousands of dollars. 

The app also gives you a real time battery life percentage, so you can tell when they're in need of being changed out. 

I'm originally from Florida and moved to Columbus for the real estate.

I am new to the real estate investment field as far as acquisitions go.

You can also lean on some other real estate investors in your area on who they use. 

I only know about the times where this was found out prior to closing, obviously I have no way to know about the times this shady behavior wasn't found out.Since you get a vote in who this tenant is, and it's retail, PSA that commercial lenders (especially the ones offering the best terms...) are starting to vet deals by how 'recession proof' the tenants are, even if they are currently paying on time.

The early 2000's were a different world from what we know today (think Brittney or Kanye) but especially when it comes to real estate mortgages and lending. 

I'm Eve from Loma Linda, passionate about real estate investing for 2 years.

We have a 14-page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.