By the time I was ready to jump in, it was (relatively) smooth sailing because I already had my power team in place.

You get great contacts for contractors and resources... and best of all you get more wind in your sails when you are about to quit!

You also become more implicated in housemate drama as each tenant has a relationship with you and not necessarily one with each other.In our experience, a rooming house works best when you have someone you trust (and who is a little older) living at the property who serves as "Den Mother" to ensure the ship sails smoothly.

Sell and self finance is safest option.Like the "right" partner ideaVet a partner well and writen out "what if" happens and course of action for each unforseen circumstance.Dave Ramsey says, "only ship that will not sail is a partnership".  

It was smooth sailing as I completed the project on time and on budget--almost to the penny--and sold it for the exact ARV I projected in less than one week on market!

I think he is selling because hes 75 years old and is not in the best of health and wants to sail off with some bank.

I imagine that this is what an Amway convention would be like.So I started Clear Sailing Realty and retained a really good attorney to be our broker of record.For me, it wasn't about the commission split, although I do a LOT better than I did at Weichert. 

The ship has sailed... even I have pretty much decided that acquiring new directly owned properties is no longer for me...at least for the time being.

@Jacob D AdamczakOnce the new year rolled around, the ship set sail for 2020 tax planning.

I keep reading blogs, case studies, etc that are all post-deal (I.e that ship has sailed).