That struck me as unusual. 

That's unusual and it would be very difficult to find a passive investment like that.Also direct control means I know exactly what's going on.

If your tenants are being too “hard” on the property and are causing unusually high amounts of problems that might be a different story altogether and then I’d say you need to screen your applicants better.

At the moment the gate to the law stands open, as always, and the gatekeeper walks to the side, so the man bends over in order to see through the gate into the inside.

Courts are extremely friendly to tenants, give them numerous extensions, and bend over backwards to help them, so it's not uncommon to hear stories of tenants living for 6-12 months in an apartment without paying rent.  

Well, the Managing Member, the SOB, upon a receiving a large capital gain from sale of property [a §1231 gain] took the unusual and selfish step of grabbing most of the proceeds [damn the OA], and for good measure allocating a lot of gain to Members [again, damn OA].  

Not super unusual, but anyone who asks for 10% up front is a scam. 

We feel good about this as it almost sold awhile ago for this exact amount and has been appraised around this as well.I'm in the unusual position of being able get financing from a private lender.

Rounding the bend on quarter 1 of 2024, let's look at the Raleigh Housing Market and see what's going on.

Notably, last year saw an unusual surge in October, which traditionally had been one of the slower months, often trailing only behind September.Seasonal Trends Based on Previous Years:January - Recognized as a mid-season period, January experiences a boost from holiday spending that extends into the first 10 days of the month.