Final Thoughts: If the deal is really solid, raising the money will be the easy part—capital always flows to good opportunities.

Some investors use conventional loans, while others use private lenders, hard money loans, or partnerships.

No , you are in once you can pay the money 

I would not go through that process, not worth the time and money.

Then, take that money and repurpose it into something better.Door culture is crazy.

It helps you understand the areas where you want to invest, your rehab cost and where you money is going.

Now we're seeing investors pouring money into buying Class C rentals - but, many are getting burned.In our experience & opinion, the main determinant of property Class is not location or even property condition, those are #2 and #3.

Well-maintained homes: Homeowners tend to spend more time and money maintaining their homes, which contributes to the overall quality of the neighborhood.

Any good recommendations for the collection agency or any way to get the money back from the tenant or any way to report it to the credit bureau?

It seems like I need to check further away from the DMV area.My feelings are if you want “cash flow” you should buy a bond (I really like the tips rate right now) there is next to no reason to buy real estate for cash flow, if you are going to buy you should buy with appreciation in mind, which is not to say that’s the route I’d go, I’ve been liquidating properties to put in stocks and money market funds over the last few years and u just did the math and I’ve come out well ahead, but just to say there are arguments for stocks/bonds, there are arguments for levered appreciation, but the cap rates pretty much anywhere aren’t worth it vs an inflation protected bond, especially since a 3/rd of inflation is real estate anywhere, you could get “cash flow” and inflation protection much easier through a tips.