"A phantom steps into the fray,Assuming roles before the day.Contracts altered by unseen hand,Transferring rights as if we planned.An eerie change without a clue,What silent act do I pursue?"

Charging only $800 for $1200 market rent is no different to pulling out your wallet each month and handing them 4x $100 bills.

There are two idea I’m batting around in my head right now to get started on my REI journey – I can do it purely on the investing side and become a private lender or a source of hard money loans to builders/developers (maybe that looks like funding a construction loan collecting interest payments while buying time to better understand the dynamics and build relationships) or I can JV/partner with a builder and get equity (upside on a flip/sale) which would be more hands on.Curious what ya’ll input, what you think is the best route for me to dip my toes into REI given my aforementioned situation and current market.

Part of being a landlord gives you the power to help people who need a break so it's in your hands to look at the record and say, that was a long time ago, now he has a good business.

My landscape boys on hte other hand were smoking while cutting my grass probably at about $12/hr.

They mentioned James Kandasamy is very hands-on with operations. 

Double check with an attorney to make sure you've completed it correctly.You will need to attempt to deliver it, by hand, to one of the tenants. 

I'm glad you have the part of the situation that affects you in hand.

On the other hand, a home equity loan gives you a lump sum with fixed payments, which is more predictable and great for one-time expenses like consolidating debt or buying a rental.

Not really cool to be handing new tenants a block to fix the flooring with however.