Leverage your construction skills for flips, start with smaller projects to minimize risk, and consider house hacking or long-term rentals for a steady income.

It's well over a million, well over. 

It sounds like you have an un-permitted unit, which is essentially always a risk since there has been no notice to the AHJ that it exists and they can therefore initiate a code case to have it removed in most cases.

And then you argue with me saying that I don't know all the details (as in, well, these days even a man can get pregnant.)

There are high risk and low risk strategies in both stocks and real estate.

When investing in high cash-flow markets, I always recommend working with an investor friendly agent so you're able to gain the right insight on the different areas and the risks involved.

I get FinTech is a high-risk activity, but imagine the industry will consolidate to one or a few strong players.

. $5400 comes with too much risk and wear and tear on the property. 

Your wanting to do high-risk via extreme leverage....via high risk OOS investing, committed to never being boots-on....... via high risk class c....... doing reno's to make habitable which is high risk at a level we should just call it EPIC risk..... 

Check your state laws on tenant abandonment - then follow them.You can choose to be more aggressive, but make sure you understand the risks!