Agency, specializing in emergency service org, public entities), who is looking to create a stream of rental properties income.

I have met some people who invest in a property but then have nothing left over for the emergencies to cover their end of the tenant/landlord responsibility.

This is key you MUST give 24 hour notice but that does not mean that you need their permission to enter as long as you have given proper notice, this is especially true for emergency situations, like if electrical is the issue.If the "tenant" (he) is not on the lease give them a cure or quit to leave.

I'd really enjoy being in a different field where I'm not being woken up to emergency calls at 3AM every week.

My lease protects me against abandonment explicitly, and when I attended my hearing for "emergency repossession" the judge giggled and said I didn't have to go thru this step, though "technically" I was doing the right thing.

And it says he's selling due to an emergency.

If you have to make an emergency flight out to the area, you can lose a whole years worth of profit.

i think i would be comfortable with 15% down as i would still have about $15k in the bank for emergency savings or miscellaneous items.

We have an emergency fund to pay for at least 8 months of expenses.

Peter, if you are really serious about trying to self-manage from overseas, at a minimum leave a trusted family member or friend in or near the area with a power of attorney in case of emergencies or eviction or something you cannot handle from overseas.