The house needed more work than I initially thought—especially when we discovered the entire plumbing system had to be replaced from top to bottom.

There are some syndicators who simply do not know what they are doing or not that experienced.My minimum per accredited investor is 200k per deal.

I thoroughly enjoyed BPCON2024, simply for the fact that it was my first one. 

Your state likely has a similar statute, which may enable you to simply filing your complaint for removal with the sheriff's office or by filing a legal action in court to remove them.

After analyzing GIS data, I discovered that my neighbor’s house, garage, and shop are built with minimal permissible setbacks (50 feet to an inch) from the boundary line.

So, I would collect several hundred per year in late fees simply because they didn't manage their personal finances well.

The key is to simply lay out your options and determine which one offers the highest return while staying within your acceptable level of risk:Rent and save for a 20% down payment on an investment propertyBuy a primary residence without house hackingBuy a house hackOther: Is there a better use of your money?

(instead of getting new financing)  A $300,000 mortgage at 3% is $1,264 - but a $300,000 at 6.53% is $1,902 - so I simply save / cash flow $638 a month.

As far as drafting contracts most of the investors I know simply use whatever contract they’ve been using over and over again. 

Or are the landlord laws simply too draconian in California to warrant the risk?