(do I need a lawyer, etc) 2) For monthly payments- do I have to physically goto the place to collect or is there some sort of online payment system a personal landlord can use?

All physical work is done locally by others.

Unfortunately, I am nothing but a jack-of-all-trades, and master of none, save perhaps selling things and a Stockholm Syndrome-like tolerance for pain and stress, both mental and physical. 

They can assign a date because they have regularly scheduled meetings where they review the files with the investor (the guys that physically own the loans).

Only trust your tenants as far as you can physically pick them up and throw them. 4.

Idaho is one of the few states that don't offer an electronic equivalent to a registry of deeds; you will need to physically visit the courthouse to pull the information.Sorry...Regards,Scott MillerOriginally posted by "Tyro":Does anyone have a link for Ada County, Idaho?

Denise,Do you do any type of syndicated investment with these buy's so that I wouldn't actually have to physically go to SB or Riverside, but my money could?

It consumes a lot of time, as you have to be physically present in Belgium. 

Is it physical or mental?

Someone, you a local contractor or partner if you are out of the area needs to do a physical walk of the ground.