(I recently saw an article in Forbes talking about the Bay Area’s shifting market) And if you aim to hold properties long term, keep your eyes on towns around the Bay that have had consistent rent growth.Here in my home market of Phoenix, I see investors branching out to places like Austin, Chicago, and even Omaha from what Ive heard because they recognize how trends can shift quickly.

I would thank him for his feedback and share that you made a business decision that is mutually beneficial (https://www.avail.co/education/articles/should-you-collect-r...scroll down towards the bottom of the page to see the comparison) which includes providing the tenant with a receipt and rent reminders.  

Here is an article with more information on what a house hack is -www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/house-hacking.

for got to mention you can always go to your local state "secretary of state" website and search registered company details by registered agent( eg: Anderson Registered Agents), many states gives access to "articles of organization"  to get few examples :-)https://esos.nv.gov/EntitySear...https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/search Originally posted by @Tim Silvers:Originally posted by @Sam P.

Bigger Pockets sent out an alternative investment article which included ATM investments as a suggestion. 

If you want something that looks nice Article and Castlery have some great looking stuff without breaking the bank too bad ($2-3K range).

Trying to make it where there is a lot of data, easy to use, and have a lot of articles written by local experts.

Although certain defenses do exist including, insofar as is relevant here, unreasonable hardship, " 'the court's discretion to grant or deny specific performance of a contract for the sale of realty is not unlimited; unless the court finds that granting a decree of specific performance would be a drastic or harsh remedy, or work injustice, the court must direct specific performance' " (id., quoting 91 NY Jur 2d, Real Property Sales and Exchanges § 204).

The only thing that their support team does is send you links to articles that don't solve the problem.

But to sum up your truly relevant point, all you are really saying is that there is high default risk when you deal with people who have poor credit history or some other financial issues.