But it turned out, it was his roommate (who moved in without telling me, but turned out to be a good tenant) that was doing the cleaning up.

There is a ton of opportunity off-market.Connect with an out of state investor agent that has a team that can cold-call. 

There is so much free and low-cost information out there.

Its the little things to make the guests time easier the way you stand out in the market.

To connect with potential partners, consider attending local real estate investor meetups where you can network with those looking to invest passively.If you’d like to explore HM financing options, feel free to reach out—I’d be happy to chat!

Private Money is simply money from a non-institutional source...such as someone lending out of their personal IRA or from their savings. 

The main risks I would say to watch out for are any family dynamic issues that could arise as things like this could lead to issues that didn't exist previously.

Just stay out of the higher crime areas of Memphis.  

Hi @Matthew Mclean, feel free to reach out via email to any of the real estate-savvy CPAs here on BiggerPockets.

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