Unlike REITs, direct real estate provides control over management decisions and the ability to leverage financing for higher returns.

Not only would you effectively be giving up your right to proceed by way of non-judicial foreclosure, a very messy judicial foreclosure sale might not succeed and even if it did, ability to pass title would thereafter likely be subject to borrower's statutory redemption rights.

Other areas constantly threaten to curtail the ability to use homes for str whereas sevier county is based on the rental of cabins and they have zoning that can never be rescinded to guarantee it. 

Unless you have the ability to grow your portfolio to probably 7+ doors, you’re never going to positively cash flow.

i.e. longer than normal vacancy, bad tenant screening, poor maintenance, skipped rent payments, etc.There could be a handful of reasons why it lost it's ability to cash flow.

That'll affect your pre approval and ability to buy. 

Mello Roos are bonds that are floated to do off and on site development and then added to the tax bill. there is also 1915 act bonds etc.. if there was not the ability to float bonds CA would never have developed as it has as the up front captial for major improvements would have been a major stumbling block..

I have a Breville (around $300) and it's big enough to cook a full size pizza or whole chicken, it toasts, has convection ability.

When I started OOS investing in 2021, my realtor & property manager were the 2 keys to my ability to buy assets and take on the day to day management of the property.

@Lilia Very refreshing to see such a positive attitude and ability to bounce back, I am sure you will succeed in your investing journey