I will be mainly relying on homeunion to take care of my property"..... now in 2018, nothing in Boston surrounding areas makes a lot of sense anymore.

This was the response in her email :"My situation is unique, my mother takes care of the rent (god bless her heart for real!)

It sounds similar to what Virtual Staging Solutions has created for the staging industry...They charge per Project to 'virtually stage' a property. 

My clients don't want uncertainty they want good clean deals with fresh title insurance etc.. so just like those that buy turn key homes .. if they went out and sourced the house themselves took care of the rehab themselves self managed it their return would be higher.. same thing goes with those that want to source notes and or NPN on their own..

Since tenants do not pay for the water, they don't care about using it sparingly. 

Over 90% of the houses on this street are free and clear and they take care of their community.  

I am ready to sink our retirement funds about 600k into this business so of course we want to be careful.

.  ;-)  Time will take care of you over the long run.  :-)

Always have the option of a cash out refi, since it's a loan it's not taxable.You'd have to plan around and be careful with a 1031 though ...

During your saving stage you then educate yourself on real estate, finances, state landlord laws, and investing in general.