I've recently moved to SC and am trying to get into REI here. 

Yes, having tenants pay ACH via a Tenant Portal software is best, but not all will cooperate and some will play games that result in NSF charges.We allow tenants to deposit cash/check/money order directly at our bank into our account.Many Class C & D tenants have challenges adapting to unfamiliar ways to pay and is often not worth the hassle (and possible evictions) to get them to change:(

@Sam Avila Sr I'm just getting back into BiggerPockets myself as I was on here four years ago.

I'm looking into Trello, Procore, and Buildertrend, but I wanted to hear from others before I dive in.

Bottom line: There may be large monthly cash flows, but they won’t be going into your pocket :(Positive InteractionsTo be fair, James Wachob and his team are pleasant to work with.

Someone out there must study those submarkets pretty heavily and can explain how housing stock has changed or not changed month over month the last few months...I dove into the propaganda video that's making the rounds.

@Sarah Hadassah Negrón so you get a money judgment.Now you have to turn that into a garnishment action with the courts.To do that, you typcially need to have the tenant personally served - which means finding them or hiring a skip-tracer to do so.Then, what are you going to garnish?

But I don't know that I would jump into real estate just yet either.

A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets.

Currently, I live in Hawaii, house hacking my own property, and am looking to expand into out-of-state long-term rentals.My goals now are to master the art of wholesaling, continue raising private money, and build a strong portfolio of long-term rentals.