Where do you expect to receive the money to buy out your "partners" in these companies as you drive returns into the ground? 

This is when you hire a staging professional or staging company to come in, make recommendations, and do the work for you.

What do you do with the profits from the company to avoid income taxes.

Quote from @Jim Bryant: This is why it's important to understand how the legal system works before investing in an area.

Key Deal Points:Loan Amount: $88,000Lien Position: 1st position Purchase Price: $120,000Appraised Value: $250,000Interest Rate/Return: 11% annual returnTerm: 5-year balloon (meaning the entire principal and interest must be paid at the end of the term)LTV ratio: 35.2%---Licensed Lending company for contractsRMLO package completed on buyersServicing company for payment

Follow RobertNichols on IG (who also has a hard money company OnyxCapital, btw).

Get a damage restoration company involved.

I know this is hindsight but when ever you lend money you should get a Lenders title policy and give escrow instructions to the title company that your loan is to be in first position.

The more you pay down the more you own the asset like buying stock in a company, BUT your property COULD go down in value!

Everyone else is through tech, private equity, stocks, building operating companies, etc.At the end of the day, investing is investing.