I saw someone post in a group who I think is a schmuck brag about hitting a specific figure for their training and I just shook my head - like wow - this person is a great sales person and just steals the same lines from the business book about working hard and throwing out some slick slogans - but man oh man - when real estate gets hard people move to being a guru - just look at FB ads right now - many are not funds anymore but how to raise money, how to do X.

Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Quote from @Kevin Sobilo: Also, a contractor may not be the best person to develop your scope of work! 

Taking pics of each wall, can be too many pics and a very large file/pdf to share with the tenant. 

But this year, his team is saying I need to file 1099s. 

This is too important and also sort of a personal question depending on your state and specific circumstance and I suspect not a one size fits all answer would suffice. 

What is the rate and term of the personal loan?

I invest personally as well as help other investors find off-market deals.

There are some lenders who specialize in lending for double closes and will basically send you the money for a couple days but I personally haven't done this and don't know what the charge.

I'm looking for tenants that are professional, stable and can act like a thoughtful, organized person regardless of their economic status.  

This is personal opinion and could be wrong so use at your own risk.1) Yes, it is possible to find deals where all of the cash flow for 5 years (and often more) is offset by depreciation.