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And of course the appreciation can come a few ways if rents really rocket up.. but most rents in low value assets stay pretty stable and or there is major re gentrification like we experienced in Charleston SC . 

Get out of your comfort zone.

So I feel comfortable with that.

I might stay away from self managing in my first deal and rather focus on raising funds and managing the investment. 

I stayed at Eagle rock recently and loved it. 

Unless you monitor regulations full-time, staying compliant is nearly impossible—and a single mistake can cost more than years of property management fees.Properties don't pay rent—tenants do.

You will end up getting a list of GC's to stay away from too. 

This sort of deal could go south very easily and for that reason I stayed away.What would you do? 

However, the loan would need to be under my name, as they won’t allow LLCs.I’ve received advice from others who feel comfortable with this arrangement as long as they have high insurance coverage limits, which the lender also recommended.