I think you have some of the information already at your finger tips to answer some of your questions.

This is not an easy way to make a living.And a critic could suggest that whenever you visit an asset acquired by virtually any syndication/group/company (in this case, apartments) you can put your finger on visible issues that cause concern.

Can't put my finger on when it started. 

He agreed to a 3% interest rate so fingers crossed everything goes well!

It's one thing when you're married but until the second ring goes on the finger (first doesn't count for much to me because so many of those fail too) then it should be treated like you're just renting a place from someone else

I agree normally with assessing the time value of money and putting  a dollar amount on your time, but as long as it's not sucking up too much of your time (and it shouldn't for quite a while for most SFR investors if you have good systems), there is something about doing your own books that really lets you keep your finger on the pulse of the business much better than just reading reports at the end of the month or whenever.  

I would be interested to hear anyone that actually went through with one of these, and what the actual "scam" is - that's where I can't really put my finger on it.The $ is in Airbnb's, and therefore our, pockets, before anyone takes posession of the property, so I am not sure what the actual angle would be on one of these- but I also don't really want to play it out to find out. 

I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it comes sooner than 2.5 years down the road!

Fingers crossed am able to find a viable solution. 

I do not have any trouble in any of my other buildings.. all fingers point to the same apt that was caught with the stolen laptop..The question is what rights do i have to evict them?