My wife and I are in the process of selling and giving away a lot of stuff so we can move into a camper on the water.

@Sean Graham, I recently had a tenant who was non renewed and they didn't pay last months rent so they had a deposit for their new place.I am in the process of taking them to small claims court for breach of contract where I will ask judge to also have them pay my costs to file and serve them assuming I win.If you receive a judgement and they still don't pay them you can file another form to garnish their wages.I don't intend to make garnishment a hardship so they have trouble paying rent at new place and will be open to a 12-36 month payback term, so long as I am made whole on rent and fees.This is my first time going thru the process so I am uncertain of outcome, although I have a paper trail for rents paid and unpaid, and texts from them admitting they were not going to pay.Here is a helpful link.http://www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/smlclaims.htmlBest,Ashley

I’m looking in New Jersey because I’m hoping to be a part of it , hands on , and be part of the process.  

If it cash flows you could buy now and pay the loan down over the next few years or repeat the process and carry multiple mortgages. 

Still learning but hoping to improve my process and keep buying properties in the future.

It can be dizzying and in some ways discouraging when you see how all these other people already have their processes and systems in place, and I'm here like 'Well, poop - is it even worth it?

He died intestate, not sure how the probate process works.

If the tenant is not paying you need to start the eviction process not put up a mailbox. 

If you are not a licensed realtor or broker it works better so long as all forms are processed.

We ran into some issues with the pool install, and the city were very, very slow and unprofessional when it came to the permitting process.