And keep in mind that ALL re-habs don’t go smoothly.

Contract was accepted Everything was going smooth until the virus came and everything shut down.

We are in an environment of unprecedented cap rate compression and record low interest rates which is only headed in one direction after this is all over.Yes, make no mistake, the music will soon stop.That has very little to do with an upcoming election and is regardless of who wins the White House or who controls congress after November.If you've listened to Kevin Bupp and Rod Khleif, you know what happened to their portfolios in 2008.These were no amateurs, as a matter of fact, they had many years of investment experience when the music stopped.They both weathered the storm and came back stronger and that is why I remain a shameless fan of both men till today.Several others were not that lucky, and you will never hear their names.In this space today, there are investors and there are educators.The educators have taken over the habitat.That is why there are now more podcasts on real estate than I can get through in a working week.Real Estate education is so very lucrative now that it is possible to make way more money from podcasts and books than in actual real estate investment for some gifted marketers with smooth tongues and gifted content creators.more....To read full article,click link below:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Message people on BP, talk with people in Facebook groups, follow blogs, use social media to connect-Embracing the fact that you will make mistakes and it won't go smooth.

Partner up with someone with syndication experience and it'll go so much more smoothly.

On top of this the tenant who was doing this work for me has given notice to vacate.I'm trying to think of the best solution going forward to keep it all running smoothly and all I've come up with as an alternative is:Every tenant is responsible for their own garbage/recycling including taking it to the curb.

If your first jump is smooth, you'll be more willing to jump to the next, more advanced lily pad.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

Everything has been going relatively smooth considering it's my first time doing this, just trying to learn everything as I go and pick stuff up along the way. 

If you are going to light something up, better a smooth Cubano (alongside a snifter of cognac) than a cheap-*** house.