The more specific you are the better you can find a the right kind of coach.

Also you have to understand what kind of investor you want to be. 

Check out time, where to take trash on Tuesdays, things like that.

Unless the borrower is self employed and takes a lot of expenses to show lower income on their returns then it usually makes sense to pay a couple thousand a year in higher interest (you can pay like 4,000 a year in additional interest for DSCR if you are saving 30+k on your tax bill kind of math lol)

I'm kind of a purist, but I'm hesitant to put in an all new floor (pull up the old ones, level the new wood flooring on the beams) because A) It's expensive B) it's a loud, big job and I have tenants on the floor below. 

At this point I'm realizing can scale a lot faster with those partnerships, and beginning to try and understand the actual structure of the business behind these kinds of partnerships.

In this instance what I would do is get the deed in lieu from the borrower so you ahve the property again and get a note from them but have an attorney draft it to see if you can include a confession of judgment - meaning if they do not pay then you can get a quick judgment and possibly garnish wages.I would also have them put a small down payment as part of the note and only accept a check that way if you ever did garnish you have a copy of a check so you know where they bank.unfortunately you are right they can stop paying on the note and its unsecured so its a risk but out of all the options this is your best option.

Fix and flip for profit was kind of a no brainer since I could do all the work myself.

If that's not an option then it depends on what kind of investor you want to be.

Kind of.