Let's say you waited until after the tenant moved in to take care of that tree and their car is parked in the drive way or in front of the house, or has toys on the lawn, whatever, and a limb, whether big or small,  falls on their property, bingo you've got a lawsuit.Tenants may say they had to move due to you doing the repair because of the smell or the dust going on or the inconvenience.

Since you are selling to an owner occupant Dodd-Frankenstein and the SAFE Act will apply.

That's about it.I do know that investing is never a surefire bet, but I also know that real estate is about as safe a bet as one can make so I'm jumping on board.My goals are pretty straightforward: I want to create an income stream of between $5k and $10k per month within a year.

Although investing out of your area is harder when you first start out, it may be a good idea to look within a 2 hours drive from where you are.

I can drive down the street and get a list of those from the County CAD.

If you can make a deal work so that they're safely making a good return they should be fine with it.

I am getting frustrated with the MLS, Drive for Dollars and all the other basic strategies.  

drive around look for properties that might be in distress, tall grass , house looks vacant.

The problem is that there is no road Maintenance agreement for the 200 yard long (give or take) gravel drive.  

Also, for those entities engaged in such lending, the regulatory demands have grown substantially since the inception of the SAFE Act and the Dodd Frank Act which created the CFPB that has substantial regulatory control over their operations.