Finally, always get the credentials to access the mortgage account online and change the email notifications to your address.

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Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Here is a link that provides fantastic information on the turnkey investing option from BP. 

Does anyone have opinions on him?

You will probably run into some issues and need to budget for that.You budgeted 5k for unforeseen expenses on a 4000sft home.

I would include servicing costs of the loan and licensing costs.

To pay for this, I used a heloc on my current home.

Any advice on how to get out of this stagnant stuck feeling?

While you work on that, you could also explore creative financing options like DSCR loans or partnerships to fast-track your first STR.