Hey @Reuben Pena - Man I feel you as well - I have dealt with city violations personally and for many clients. 

Personally, a developer bought land next to us and tried to clear a portion of our land along with his, said the line was unclear and he'd dispute it so best to let him proceed, but he backed off once he knew we had our survey and owners title and would make a claim.

We invest in notes but prefer first over seconds because seconds typically carry much higher risk - for example a jr lien could be 100% wiped out in a bankruptcy whereas not happening with a firstPros and cons to all - if you at buying at auction with liens still attached most lenders will want the full payoff or foreclose

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

Kyle, you are correct, you should not be responsible, but the fact is MN law requires you to pay unless you can show the bed bugs are a result of willful, malicious, or irresponsible conduct of the tenant or a person visiting the tenant, which is nearly impossible to prove. 

We currently skip trace using DealMachine and RESimpli...we haven't had connection rates over 10% and that's our '24 goal.Our dialer VA company, REVA, suggested these...any y'all prefer that can generate solid connection rates?

No "headaches" except for risk of near total loss of principle unless I put more money in...I'll take the risk of a project that I need to complete personally in exchange for a near-perfect risk/reward profile and complete understanding of the investment.

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

In my personal research, Houzeo seems to be a solid Flat Fee MLS Service, a good interface and online forms, no % of sale $ with Bronze plan, a site buyers may have heard of, and good reviews on Trustpilot. 

STR you personally can enjoy the property too2.