I'm sorry you had a difficult time with the one title claim you had to file but please don't paint with such a broad brush with such a limited experience. 

LOLthey both working super hard, one guy is painting deck and one guy is painting AI/ML.

Paint it yourself. 

All appliances (washer dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, stove), paint thru the unitDo you think it's doable for under 15k for labor, material, appliances?  

Removed a few walls and painted the kitchen.

Consulting" was legal verbiage as we couldn't state a "deposit" for some reason.This was a while back when composed and for the purpose of investors having skin in the game before they get me burning rubber with pitching deals, answering questions, etc...Plus, if I don't like someone I don't have to sell and just refund the $5,000 "consulting" fee (Happens 9 times out of 10) 🤷‍♂️As you know, our operation is boutique as we prefer it that way and I "touch" all investors personallyAnd even prior to that step we have tweaked and tweaked our investor on-boarding process.How to pre-qualify leads via POF, auto-responders, VA's reaching out with email questionnaire's, FAQ's via our website and so forth.A rigorous process to ensure both the investor criteria and our model are clear for all...I mean it took years and years to develop, adapt, change, etc...But I guess that ain't clear enough either for some 🙈

Purchase price was typically between 40-70K and improvements were laminate, paint, fixtures, appliances, etc to make them rent ready.

Don't let a fresh coat of paint and new carpet fool you.  

Over time, with enough ratings, I suppose they paint a sort of (c)rudimentary picture of the host and the guest, which is better than nothing. 

Please feel free to check out my profile for more details on the investment, but we were able to spend 1 year slowly renovating the apartments as tenants moved in and out, invested heavily into leasehold improvements (long-term fixed like HVAC, water heaters, exterior paint, property drainage, etc), converted month-to-month tenants to annual leases, and raised rents to market.