You could have hired a PM and been financially and mentally better off.

We had just listened to a podcast with Marco from Norada as the guest (Passive Wealth Strategies for Busy Professionals: Demystifying Turnkey Real Estate Investing) and were reviewing the information about the notes on their site.

It’s worth a look see, just do your homework up front before hiring the other professionals to make this happen.Good luck

if you just buy standard, long term rentals and put them under professional property management, that is certainly viable. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I think this is a great way to connect with other Real Estate professionals. 

Some more options for investors facing similar problems with Beattie, Blacktip, or other builders:1) Contact a real estate attorney to advise you on your options.2) File a complaint with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) (more info: https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/file-a-complaint/)3) File a complaint with the Attorney General for the State of Florida (more info: https://www.myfloridalegal.com/how-to-contact-us/file-a-complaint)4) For filing a small claim (under $8,000) in Lee County Civil Court (more info: https://www.leeclerk.org/departments/courts/small-claims)5) Contact WINK News with your story.

Readers should seek professional advice.

I hired an IRA-approved valuation company to value that note at that time.

I want to bring on one more top agent and also hire another admin to take more work of my plate.On a personal side, we are going on 6 trips each year (sounds amazing, but I still work more days in a year than in my former corporate life, because I usually don't get weekends off).