Taking action and learning from those actions are key to moving ahead.

The big opportunity here is creating a scenario where both parties come out ahead, especially in situations where the seller might otherwise walk away with little or no proceeds.If you’re considering moving forward with this kind of structure, I’d be happy to assist with running the numbers or exploring funding options to make it happen.

House-hacking can be a very useful way to get ahead but there is no equity in non-paying tenants. 

In short, the current PM ended up not having a valid broker's license to be operating as a property manager in the first place, so that's on me for not verifying ahead of time. 

@Pixel Rogue everyone has different future plans - many though haven't thought that far ahead!

If your investment is still profitable with the increase, then press ahead.

The list of people who helped me - took a risk on me, taught me what they knew, showed me an example of what not to do, gave me their time, believed in me, and even those who questioned me, broke contracts with me, owed me money - is innumerable, and I'm grateful to every one of them.Today was an exciting day, and there will be more like it in the months ahead!

If you have a good FICO, a decent down payment and closing costs, go ahead an do the first one. 

I don't think rent to retirement can vet a deal any better than anyone else or you, they just have a bit of a system. but the new builds in Lehigh acres, Cape Coral, north port, etc are all garbage. septic systems, poor economics, low rent to purchase price ratios, you are banking on appreciation and buying at market. building direct is going to give you a competitive advantage on a 3 unit let's say worth 600,000 you are going to be 120k ahead than if you bought it through them. that's my analysis. if you are super lazy and too busy to make money and have millions to throw around then I'd recommend not thinking much about investing. but you can also invest in funds and be way omre passive than buying a new build from far away. but if you want to add real value then get involved and make it happen. getting wealthy isn't easy. you work hard for your money and there are build to rent developers like us that try to answer and add value to start buiding relationshipsl

My initial thoughts when it was mentioned, was to push him more to a standard multifamily investing strategy.