I’m now looking at another area that’s 3 hours away in the same direction and catching up on some posts about some general str rules of thumb.

I've posted many times about my experiences.

i remembered your other post from a while back, and i know you're experienced. but were also feeling overleveraged. 

It's time, money and stress for everyone involved.Can you visit the jobsite one time and have a face-to-face meeting where you pay him $1000 and sign a note that guarantees he will recieve the final $1000 after completion?

Thank you for this insightful post!

I thought that I should post a follow-up to this thread. 

Thanks for posting.

So for me the ONLY advantage was the GOZONE tax bene's i was able to get when I bought them.. that was the Gulf opportunties act post katrina. most current investors I am sure never heard of it..

Good post.

Then, start building your informal board or "in house representatives" using the words in your post.