That seems to really inspire them to (a) clean up well, and (b) leave me a 5.0 review. 

Unless it’s a COA that is 2 stories or less and is very financially healthy.

There is a deck around most of the house that is 8-10' above the ground in the front, and a full story above the ground in the back.  

There's been so much interest in real estate investing and the success stories on podcasts and in books - most of which were achieved over the last decade - give people the real estate "bug" and they often over pay either because they don't know how to run the numbers or because they're just so anxious to get in.

I’m hoping my story will lead to some great connections here and maybe help a few people in the process.

I like all the hosts, just curious if anyone knew the story. 

I like to share this story as a cautionary tale and while nobody has a crystal ball and can predict the future, understanding the end goal can  help investors understand  whether they invested in a market that can reap the true benefits of SFH rental ownership or perhaps point them in that direction. 

I hear horror stories about not being able to purchase fixer uppers with the VA loan but that wasn't my experience either time.

I'd also recommend dumping the garages there's almost a total loss on that unless you are putting units above them on a dense infill lot for additional units it's not worth the cost of construction. build cost is pretty high for your market for three story suburban walk ups. we could never build at that price and make any money. suburban sells for 160k a door in our market with land. get on yardi make sure you Arne't going to lose money on it.

I would not mess with Booking.com since many scams come from that site and so many nightmare stories!