I know the addage if you treat it like a hobby it will pay you like a hobby but if I have some extra cash maybe it's better spent on a 2nd home with the potential for income vs. just using that money in my primary home. 

He hit a gas line (not a huge amount of damage), and there is an extra bill coming to me from the gas company for the fix/labor/material costs.

The goal here is to reduce liability.Consult an Attorney for Liability Options: An attorney could advise on setting up an umbrella insurance policy to add an extra layer of liability protection.

While passive rental income is possible, managing it across borders can be tricky and may incur extra costs like foreigner withholding taxes and specialized tax filing.Financial Accounts (Roth IRA and HYSA): From what I understand, if you were to leave the U.S. without citizenship or a green card, your ability to contribute to a Roth IRA would be affected as you would likely no longer have U.S.

But zero chance I would pay the extra to sell to this one buyer or expect debt to be forgiven. 

This approach requires more messaging though—and the impact of this at a larger scale could be a lot of extra work—but in our view, it was absolutely worth it.

The power differential is real and you are helping equalize the playing field  The reality is if you are an ethical and consistent strong performing syndicator/GP, you should be extra supportive of this.

Anyone with a little extra money on their hands with the intent of buying real estate may be considered a legitimate lead.

MTR is treated like an LTR from what I understand and I already own a couple LTR's so would rather do more of those than an MTR and avoid the extra hassle of furnishing, etc.  

Never limit yourself as to how you're gonna get paid.99.99% of the time, I've come out ahead because I've taken the extra step to accommodate my customer.Here's one for you all...."