Quote from @Juan Castillo: Most people "dream" of investing in real estate.

What does a cash positive investment mean to you? 

We are currently working with our lawyers to take next steps and get our money back along with damages due to wasted time and investments we missed out on along with other people who they have done this too.

Their financial reporting standards, uptime, and reliability vary greatly and we have invested significantly in systems and rules that aim to ease the manual burden that has traditionally been associated with categorizing and tracking this data at scale.

How did you handle tax prep when you first started investing, especially with a plan to scale over time?

Quote from @Donnie Jones: The harsh truth is that wholesaling is a job, not a means of investing.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

The best protection for you and your investments?

OOS investing is more expensive.

These properties were purchased for investment only purposes (they are not second homes/duplex’s etc).