It's a great learning experience.  

Btw, I learned about this from a book about the career of Harold Helmsley (pre Leona!)

Lessons learned?

I would not waste my time with what was being smoked or how I learned of the violation.

I'm an asset-based (hard money) lender from Atlanta with an extensive 15-yr background in residential and commercial real estate looking to learn more from the BP community and how I can help those that need investment financing. 

It was my first purchase and it wasn’t a great deal but it was a great learning experience.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

I've house hacked twice starting at 22, and here's what I learn and what I regret: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...Hope this helps! 

Here's what I learned, and what I regretted: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...

Any pitfalls or lessons learned you wish you knew before your first syndication?