What I meant was that you'd have a lot of baskets if you did that a lot, so multiple chances to mis-judge someone. Like, you throw down a lot of money to buy a house, some person under-estimating repair costs, or whatever, can add up to a lot of dollars that you weren't expecting. Oh hell, I don't even know if I would BE nervous trusting other people to find fix and manage some real estate that I can't stop by and see. It seems like the thought of it sounds more sketchy than actually doing it. I'm still rehabbing my first rental, so I'm still new to the real estate game. I think I underestimated the repair cost on that one, so why would those "extra" costs would be unacceptable if they happened with a house in a city that isn't around me... I'm just thinking out loud here.