BBVA has expanded into the area and bought out Compass bank with 15 or so branches.

If you haven't been to a Black Diamond REIA meeting yet you should join us at the next one in Worcester is June 16 at the Compass Tavern at 6PM if you want to meet for a coffee or something stronger and to chat about the market here send me a message and we can work something out. 

your tone fooled me initially you seemed complacent and resigned to accepting the facts,I suggested the lawsuit not to win but to hurt the contractor, your situation reminded me of what is truly distasteful about the business, contractors who always seem to bite the hand that feeds them,so many can prosper if it wasn't for there egos and lack of compassion.

He didn't bother learning how the job gets done right; he just wanted into investing and lept in with no hard skills and a weak moral compass.

I have compassion but once they are in you have to get them out; if the father seemed to make the right noises it was just to please you.

Am I correct that this has huge potential (due to the units being far below market rent), but due to her compassion running it like a charity it may be a mess to set straight which drops the value (because rents are low) to $100k - $150k but could grow to $350k with good management changes?

See if you can extract any sense of the direction of their moral compass with your conversation.2) If you aren't satisfied with the agent's response, find out who their managing broker is and have the same conversation with them.  3) If this person has no managing broker or you're not able to get anywhere with them, you can file an official complaint with the FL state board of Realtors.  

I read everything from algorithms, creative thinking, willpower and self compassion, entrepreneurship etc etc.The point in time when I decided to enter real estate investing was when I was listening to a BiggerPockets podcast with Karen.

“The amount extends up to $2 million of debt forgiven on the homeowner’s principal residence,” Compass Point Research & Trading said.

It takes a mix of compassion and sticking to your guns to make it work if you are going to self manage.