Its defiantly a good idea to do as much due diligence as you can on the seller if you are looking at doing a partial or a note fund.If it goes non-performing you need to make sure you can trust the person who will be responsible for getting the note re-performing and you need to understand the contract so you understand how the event of a non-performer should play out.I would definitely put Chris in the upper echelon of note investors based on my research and experience. 

This could play a role in which unit you decide to occupy. good luck 

It could be an easy fix like this or a bigger problem depending on the factors at play (are the joists accessible, will it mess anything else up if you just jack it up and reinforce, is there water damage or structural damage to the foundation causing the sag instead of just old joists, anything else going on like a supporting wall or posts under the floor, wiring or plumbing runs involved etc.).

When James moved into the master, he complained about Steve playing music too loud.

On the flip side, income can be less predictable due to seasonal fluctuations, they require more intensive management, and are subject to varying regulations.Key Considerations:Financial "Rip Cord": Determine your financial threshold for continuing to float the property without a tenant.

Seems like safest play is be patient and safe for down payment, but curious how others got started if they weren’t able to do this. 

How can you play into it where you can use the 80/20 rule or 80/10/10 rule?

Working in commercial will play to your analytics background, and will allow you to build robust systems and processes. 

Or those that leverage bit coin at the wrong time and lost hundreds of thousands on that play.. and for sure character assassination on the internet is not going to right the ship crazy

We used to do a video of the MoveIn Checklist a tenant filled out - with them in the video pointing out all the issues.We did this to have "irrefutable" evidence of any tenant-caused damages, to charge them.It usually worked, but we did have a judge or two disagree with us or not allow us to play our video in court:(Point is, if you have great documentation you can charge the tenant for damages they cause.