It was a huge pain trying to rent it from afar, namely due to not being able to meet potential tenants face-to-face.  

@John Van Uytven the meeting with the attorney went very well, and I'll be using him for much of what I do, he however did not care for land trusts and called them "a pain in the ***".

You will want to make sure you are well educated on the idiosyncrasies of IRA investing or the results can be painful. 

I'm a new investor in Logan Square as well and feel your pain about how quickly properties are selling around here.

For myself I use a realtor to frame my first PA in a new state, then remove the logo  to use it as a template for subsequent offers.  

And I hear scheduling things like a doctor appointment can be a pain as an auditor.I definitely do not think tax personnel are just "handed a file" to prepare a return.

The list is long and painful, but those were the highlights...

Their options really are all painful, foreclosure, short sale, bankruptcy.

And it will make you sharp.

LOL... not sure were AL stands on that one.My guys and gals work to hard to have these deals be squirely they just want to close and resell.. this is perfectly legal in all instances and really takes the pain of this wholesaling model away.