It ended up being my best deal i've ever done. 

I’m always happy to connect and share any insights from my own journey—if you ever have questions, feel free to reach out.

I don't mind that, but the way this is set up is so that the tenants could delay the sale 6-9 months without ever having to prove they are financially capable of buying the property in the first place.

I feel like they have a handbook of what to say to customers to get their money and then how to come up with excuses for why nothing ever happens.

Have you ever faced repair issues because a project was rushed?

Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Now Joe, you know better than to do work without a Contract :-).... and nothing verbal ever...But the good news is that without a contract, he has no leg to stand on either.I'd still call an Attorney and run this past them.

Best of luck on your journey, and feel free to reach out if you ever have any more questions!

It's a fine line and gray area about this, but with everything I've ever done, it is officially illegal to pay a referral fee to an unlicensed person.

Inspection revealed A LOT more problems than we ever imagined a house of this young age would have.

The tax benefits have been the largest source for cash income so far; in future years this will likely be lower because much of our tax savings has been due to one-time costs related to purchasing and furnishing a new property.