Stop with the "Should I...?"

I utilized it for 3 househacks and 3 joint venture amounting to 20+ units.

Better tenant selection and regular inspections will stop this from happening.

There was one instance discussed in the forums with a syndicator called Norada (you can search the forums for that name) where they not only stopped paying dividends, but also converted everyone’s capital to an equity position - which is code for “We don’t plan to give your money back unless we can survive to eventually sell the building.”  

So budget + team is what is stopping me, but 400k is very doable. 

Keep in mind the neighbors may know who it is that's reporting them if they haven't been turned in before and all of a sudden they're getting citations and the house next door to them just changed hands, but that shouldn't stop you from cleaning up the block.I'm sorry you're dealing with this, at least they aren't your tenants but still a big issue.

My boyfriend, Asa, who runs his own lawn care business, and I are looking to venture into real estate investing.

Part of the reason people pay rent is because they need shelter, the mom already has shelter and is more likely to stop paying you rent if things go sideways in her life.

In other words, if the person has an online presence, you can find out many things about them and then add them to your contact list.5) There is a nice follow-up feature that you can setup.6) Integrates with alot of the other different services that will allow you to "do business within your business".7) Can be used from within any browser and also has an IOS app for both my iPhone & Ipad.There is more that I can say about the service, but, I'll stop here. 

What is stopping you from scaling in your own market and expanding your own team?