From there you start scheduling showings to look at potential options and submit offers on the ones that appear to make the most sense.Once you have an accepted offer, you work through the escrow process by doing your due diligence and working with your lender to get your loan approval.Then....you close!

The property also appears to be in an appreciating area, so selling and buy a cash flowing rental may not be the best option.Have you looked into ways to increase rent such as Mid-term of Short-term rental?

The owner isn't dead but appears to be suffering from dementia + addiction (ain't that a mental illness now).  

It’s clearly in writing, and it appears the timeline for expectations is directly attached to “the inspection contingency”, so what was your agreed upon days to conduct the inspections by?

It may make you appear to be smart, but people can see through that.

Account ClosedThere’s no correct answer to this, just having a discussion.There are pros and cons points and counter-points to every perspective.It appears your preference for REITs is more about liquidity issues than vetting issues, which I understand.I would suggest illiquidity can be an advantage as it prevents investors from making sudden moves when times get bad.

Although the user interface appears a little dated compared to Lodgify and Your Porter, the functionality was there and the thing that sold me was their user forums.

Ultimately, you should go with the one that appears to be the most transparent and that sets the right expectations.

You simply need to appear to be credible.

There are three court cases involving Bridgehouse and its owner, Mario Robert at the Justice Court in Maricopa county in Arizona (case numbers CC2018-219950, CC2018-250364, CC2018-065079).Two victims, each owed over $10,000 by Bridgehouse (both posted YELP & BiggerPockets reviews) will swear that the person they met at the Bridgehouse America offices in Colorado is the same person who appears in some very negative news articles in Colorado.I will let not offer my opinion but let you judge for yourself once you have read the articles.Bridgehouse-America is owned by Mario Robert.