One land speculation I bought 4 acres in sonoma County CA ( wine country) in 96 for 27k it was unbuildable at the time ( could not get a septic system on it) Well city grew to us The Graton Casino comes in right across the street and we sold a few years ago for over 2 mil to a land assemblage investment company.

Often times when a builder/buyer moves too fast, or is too busy and overlooks a key piece of due diligence, the unethical ones will try the "scorched earth" method and blame everyone but themselves, even when they know it was their own mistake, and they'll see if they can scare you, the seller, the title company et al into paying damages/fixing their problem. 

Like others in the post, interest income is portfolio income.What you can do is invest a self directed IRA/roth and put this money into notes.

The company I use has patched the issue since then, but security is ongoing, of course.

I don't want to make any mistakes in the Dodd Frank act.I'd like to be able to evict rather than forclose.Need a loan servicing company?

If you can not find coverage with the agencies you have contacted, PM me and I will let you know the companies that we use that might do it.Because of your making payments to the owners potentially, I would look into commercial crime coverage and cyber liability. 

For the experienced cohosts in the group, I’d love to get your thoughts on payment processing options for cohosting companies (LLCs) that position themselves as property management companies but operate without a broker’s license.As an investor and soon-to-be STR entrepreneur, my business will initially focus on managing a small portfolio of vacation rentals with plans to scale. 

We don't allow hard money lenders, only the sponsors (real estate attorney, title company, and my lender) and they don't pitch either.

I called the water company.

Quote from @Lolo Druff: I've heard horror stories about awful property management companies and am looking for a REFERRAL for a trusted source from an investor.