Best of luck—sounds like an exciting journey ahead!

It's not a sound way of doing business, especially if you hire some random VA to call for you in an area they know nothing about.Agents should always be building their sphere and creating warm inbound marketing from social media, events, and meetups instead of doing spray and pray.

It’s much better to take it slow than to partner with someone who isn’t the right fit.Good luck on this one, it sounds like a great opportunity! 

It sounds like the person above either wasn't ready, didn't put in the work needed, or is just another internet troll out to bash someone for no good reason.IM me if you have further questions about Matt Scott and I am more than happy to go over the good, the bad, and the ugly! 

I also wouldnt let your mom go into 2nd position on an investment property with any sort of restructuring; it doenst sound like she's in a position to risk being wiped out.Overall, though, if you want cashflow on the new property but cant achieve that after a refi into a market rate loan, it probably makes more sense to just flip it, pay off your heloc and your mom, and use the remaining capital for the next deal.

I'm sure you'll get differing opinions but this sounds more clean and simple to me.

Hey @Brett Lambert, this sounds like a unique gem tucked into the majestic Redwoods.

:This sounds like a task. 

I'm thinking of maybe just lumping them into a category under repairs or something but want to see if others have a It sounds like categorizing deductions under a ‘repairs’ category could work as a temporary fix, but it might not give you the full accuracy you’re looking for long-term.

This is one of the things that sound a lot easier than they are actually done.The crazy thing I learned about these CA fires is that the heat radiation is hot enough (1500-2000F) that it will ignite your furniture through the windows.