I think a lot of the midwest cities will capitalize on that in the coming years with the housing affordability issues the country as a whole has been having.

The family purchased a lakefront property in a nice area three years ago but then ran into a series of issues, and have abandoned the place because of them.They are hoping the bank allows a short sale (asking for roughly $20,000 under what is owed)Here's what's made them so unhappy:Anytime they used the laundry it was dumping into a dry well, which would back up into the house forcing them to take their laundry to a laundromat instead!!

This is a trust issue.

Even in a best case scenario you would have seasoning issues.

As much as I can I try to keep my clients out of serious foundation repair as it is typically not a one time repair, but an ongoing issue over time. 

What can go wrong, how to prevent those things from going wrong in a JV and tips for ways to solve those problems when they do go wrong.As a JV money partner, those are the most important issues.

I had a similr issue a few years ago with a property in Cleveland where my property manager hit the same roadblock.

Also, keep in mind that if you do self manage, you do put yourself at more risk for a legal issues.

We currently use Hospitable for 12 properties, and it's working fine, no major issues, and I know they've been expanding with new features.

We don't allow advertising or deal making in our Private Message System, so that could be the issue.