as far as the lying, yep she claimed to have one small service dog on the lease but when I went over there there were two hyper dogs, one a lab, the other a lab mix, no way service dogs and no way small. then I started to dig deeper and found out the references were on her FB page - boy did I feel dumb, but then again I expect that my realtor knows these things since that is what I pay her for.

I want to focus on buy and hold with flips in the mix.

You can mix and match and combine each exchange as long as the reinvestment amounts and timelines are correct.  

I have 5 years of architectural experience - my range is very broad: K-12, Urban Mixed-Use Towers, Multi-Family, Infrastructure, and others.

There's a mixed bag of other contacts I know who have been in the industry for a long time. 

@Thomas S.You are correct about the late rent, I was mixing the PUC and Landlord-Tenant Laws.

For me I do not mix the two since I never ignore any downside when screening tenants.

However, for those who plan to utilize the systems and tools mixed in with face to face relationships, the model is truly golden.  2400 agents to 8000 agents in less than 14 months, the numbers certainly don't seem to paint a picture of a company destined to tank at the first burp in the market.

Do you do rentals or flips (or a mix of both)?

I am purchasing a unique property that is a mixed-use commercial and multifamily.