And contempt for regulators, unrestrained ego, combativeness and unwillingness to learn from the experience of others are not good signs.

I've never done either of these actions and have worked with great contractors in the past but this one to me is the definition of slimy contractor so I want to know what options I have to combat this.Appreciate any/all input

To make matters worse 4 large companies provide most of the jobs in our community.One easy way to combat this would be to invest in a different area as well as my home town.

If your reason why isn't strong, you'll give up.A huge way to combat discouragement is to listen to the podcasts, read the blogs, and interact here on the forums.

This is a way to combat the risk to the lender. 

Then I'd tell them to not come back.You probably don't have the muscle or combat skills to do this like I do. 

Being naive can lead to many business owner’s downfall, so how do you combat this?

I'm local in the Dayton market and designed a system to combat this very thing.

I am personally seeking out LTRs as property values are skyrocketing with rents.On the bright side, the city just approved rental ADUs for full-time residents to combat the affordable housing crisis here.Good luck on your search.

To combat these challenges, we either need to scale quickly or purchase properties with fat margins that allow for management inefficiencies.