I feel like there’s a balance between being decisive and being reckless, and I’d love to hear how you guys approach this.

My credit got negatively affected but we’re in the process of building hers ( she had no credit nor bad credit) I think we’ll have her credit above say a 700 in the next 6-12 months.

Negative cash flow is not bad. 

Last tax guy messed up a lot and I caught a lot of his mistakes.

He has a knack for making bad choices. 

Good move, or bad? 

forged in fire is a bad af name for a podcast!

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Did you guys ever raise private money?

Not that that is a bad thing as some are on lower comp plans but they are at the mercy of all having "overlays" and have to sell their loans.