I don't have any pending legal issues at the moment, but I've been thinking I should find a lawyer that I can go to for questions, to review documents, leases, etc so that I can have confidence that I'm not making any silly mistakes that will get me into trouble later on.

(If they are an adult you should have already done a background check on them.) you could also renew them at the higher rate on a MTM term in case the payment issues continue.

Overall, it sounds like this whole thing stemmed from a communication or integrity issue that occurred at the loan officer level.

The issue is that you can't send a link in airbnb prior to them booking and I tell them that.  

@Edward Suess-Hassman you won't be able to cashflow if you buy Class A or B property - unless it is a:1) Desperate seller and you get well below market price2) A major fixer-upper that you can invest your sweat-equity inYour other options are:1) Invest in Class C - but only do if you undertand 20-25% chance of tenant nonperformance and a lot of maintenance issues.2) You invest in another part of the country.DM us if you have more questions.

I see what the issues are and what needs to be fixed.

To me, there seems to be a "what first" issue I've run into.

I don't understand how you can't track them down.You could stop paying HOA dues, and that will force them to contact you.As for the PM, I would instruct them to hold off on painting until the termite issue is resolved, which includes providing you with contact information of the HOA board.

Scope creep is a huge problem and the more you learn up about the project up front, the easier it is to figure out what actually needs to be done and avoid surprises (or pass on deals that need more than you initially think): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/due-diligence-ultimate-gu...I highly recommend building a contingency (I do 20%) into your rehab budgets for unexpected issues.

I did this with many folks on the road our lake house is on and they call if there is an issue.