<prompt> Human: My father owns a small 2 bedroom rental home in my home state about 8 hours from me. With about 15k owed, he plans to have a realtor sell it for him at around 40k. The recent tenants are in the process of eviction. I could afford his current mortgage payment for probably a year without a tenant, so I have an inclination to purchase the house from him. The house is close to a medium sized university so I believe finding tenants would not be a problem. My biggest concern would be the distance I live from the property, and being in the military I cant tend to it as much as Id like. Are there other aspects to this Im not thinking of? Ive never purchased a house so I dont have the experience to apply to this situation. Id appreciate any insight. Thanks!  <response>: dont do it.You should never with a few exceptions buy real estate where you will not be able to see it regularly. Your stress levels will rise.Also you should never buy real estate from family. Their loss is your gain or their gain is your loss and THAT nearly always leaves to bad blood.Use your money to buy something closer to you. 