It's pretty easy to get suckered into a bad out of state deal because others want to make a quick buck, and you'll be left holding the bag. I

My properties have usually been in the 39206 and 39212 zip codes which are a mixed bag. I

It's always a mixed bag.  I

There is an organization in LA that will help you navigate the permitting process and provide some advice/guidance *before* you go to the permit offices and let the cat out of the bag.  I

The cat's outta the bag! I

I'm so used to always packing my screw driver and misc tools bag I was packing them for my work trip.....Yes whenever we go to one of our places we are fixing stuff, or hiring people to fix stuff, or writing down stuff to fix in the future.....But we do take time to relax too.

It's not really my bag. I

B) AGI is over 300K for a couple. 

Packing my bag I landed in the Midwest with no friends, and no contacts, just with the proceeds from that small tech company I managed to sell out.

If said tenant paints the house, moves in with no deposit to be held accountable for and then goes ghost in the night midway through the lease, you're left holding the bag. I