48224 is pretty good zip code $100,000 as your total all in investment just to make $1,000 is a little high.

Email, txt both constitute written notice.I forgot that was your hood!

I would add:Over-leverage: seeing people get owner finance and someone to toss them a total of 100% financing plus the costs of renovation sometimes crushes them even if they come in on budget and have the right ARV as they miscalculate the time it takes to sell as well as forget about all the other costs involved in a real estate transaction.

Mixing MTRs and STRs can be a great strategy, but it does take some juggling.Switching to STRs in the summer is totally doable—you just need to plan ahead.

From what I'm reading here, and we immediately sought legal counsel on this, they're totally free to move out anytime they want.

Agents that work with homeowners are totally different from investor agents.

Since I enjoy the management and improvements and tools and growing a business, I chose to acquire my own properties.As for whether syndication is the "best way" ... it's totally whether the syndicator is good or not. 

I have started soil tests on 12 lots costing me a total of $5340 for the permits.

I totally agree.

However, if your losses exceeded your total income, they should have been reviewed for Net Operating Loss (NOL) treatment.