I always wanted to get started in SFH but could never shake the feeling that I was just purchasing myself another job and another person who would be calling me some time of day to get something fixed.

We didn't have any real issues with vacancy, just made a few hand-shake agreements with folks that couldn't pay the rent then found someone that could.

Originally posted by @Christian Rojmar:@Jonathan Greene I am green but shake my head every time I read one of those posts.

Preferably in person because once you shake hands and share a laugh you mean a whole lot more than someone you chatted with online.

Sooner or later this all has to shake out, but none of my warning signs are flashing at the moment for a pullback in pricing.

And people wonder why rest of world just shakes their head at Americans, you act like Tweens and make as much sense. 

It takes time for a property to shake off the momentum from a poor management.

Will let you know how it shakes out.

If these associates are very close to you.. there is nothing wrong with a hand shake.. or just a simple promissory note that saves you the money of having to do an lenders escrow.. 

Originally posted by @Matthew Olszak:@James Wise I shake my head at all the folks who demand a million documents up-front from a prospective contractor, especially on some sub-$40k cosmetic rehab, more than a subdivision or commercial developer would on an 8+ figure job, and then wonder why their bids either come in super high or more likely never get bid.