Don't rent to family members or friends. 

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I think my next moves may be an out of state duplex and/or a local flip with a realtor friend of mine who has some experience doing it.

AJ Fields Inc. began when we saw an opportunity to take over management responsibilities for a family friend’s properties.

There are opinions on these forums and people have a right to them and people may take it as criticism. real estate is not a business where everyone is friendly and just as you have shown from whoever was trying to scam you and has nothing to do with doing your best, its about being educated before moving forward. 

Even though you’re not fond of DSCR loans, it might serve as a bridge to free up your line of credit for quicker flip-and-reno opportunities.I remember years ago, a close friend of mine was in a nearly identical situation.. from what I read in Forbes, he ended up with zero wiggle room each month.

Even if it takes you a year to pull down your first deal, you are killing it my friend!

Well, my therapist friends claim that the latter is not too far from reality. 4.

We have a real estate agent and investor friend, but not sure we’ll work with him.

For instance, a friend of mine transitioned into the BTR market in Austin, Texas, after noticing consistent rental growth.