I am in the process of building my CORE 4 in DFW area. 

Many people have a license, yet they know nothing about the process.

Yes lots of moving pieces and honestly, I have NO clue how this gets settled - but what I have  a CLUE on is I have the rolodex of attorneys who I can pick up the phone, call and understand this process and know what questions to ask to understand the risk - such as - what if we petitioned the probate court to use an independent 3rd party (if we buy it)....

Honestly, hiring a lawyer might end up costing more than the process itself, especially if things don't go in your favor.I’d recommend approaching the neighbor directly to discuss it, making sure they’re aware of the serious safety risk.

Well reviewed and my  management processes in place. and one of the nice things, I am out-performing my neighbors and close competitors by 20%. all with only the knowledge from here and from Avery's book

And we are processing more each week.

Hi community, I'm in the process of acquiring my first STR property in Joshua Tree and have met with a co-host that I really liked.

Slowly build out a repeatable process...if you continue to change things (as in different types of properties, different levels of renovation, different finish material, different neighborhoods, etc.) you create more variables and make it harder to solve to the problem.I am a math guy and less unknowns/variables you have the easier the problem will be to solve. 

I think you need a little more education and a mindset shift.Real estate investing is a fairly simple process.

I can't speak to that myself, it's not my specialty but I think that would be one of your biggest concerns is their permit processes.