I am under contract on a property that looks like it will not close.When I got the 3 fireplaces inspected, it was only a few hundred dollars extra to chimney sweep them at the time of inspection so we paid to get them swept. 

You have three paid for properties.

It’s not easy to look past the skeptics, but your approach clearly paid off.As a Direct lender, I appreciate seeing how you creatively structured the deal with owner financing for the purchase and private money for the rehab.

.: I just added up all my interest paid in 2024.

.: My question is… Do people promote buying rentals due to some sort of  personal benefit/conflict of interest?

I personally would sell it.Your return from real estate is two items - Cash Flow + Appreciation.What is the annual rate of appreciation you are getting, approximately?

We paid cash.

If I were to be managing 10 of my own rental properties I would likely forget to check if one paid rent lol. 

Never once did anyone from his staff call and ask why I wasn’t getting on the calls that I paid to be on if there were problems etc etc.

My PERMANENT PORTFOLIO consists of notes and my participation in note syndications that are held for income, collect interest on a continuing basis, and (hopefully) get paid off at maturity without any “drama”.