If you can find an investment that pays for itself, you won't be so nervous about investing.I also recommend you educate yourself on how to manage well.

It's also nice that they have their own recommended insurer, those rates are much lower then what I would pay up in the northeast. 

Hi Ricky,I always recommend that people create their own model.

Yet when The Mortgage Shop openly admits that my loan fell through the cracks due to staffing issues, I was given misinformation regarding my rental analysis, and as a result missed my window to back out of the deal — not even an apology, at least not until I wrote them and asked for one.As a result, despite my previous loan with The Mortgage Shop, I do not recommend them.

Quote from @Paul Whitehurst: Many will tell you to borrow money from Property A to purchase Property B, but that's known as over-leveraging and not recommended for a newer investor.

I’d recommend something like the tenant is responsible for the first $500, $750, or whatever in repairs for each occurrence.

I’d recommend reaching out to mortgage brokers who specialize in investor loans—they often have access to niche lenders.All the best!

He’s not a pushy salesman, and I’ve got a business partner who has worked with him for the last 10 years without any issues.As for your situation, I wouldn’t say it sounds like a Ponzi scheme, but I’d strongly recommend meeting with the fund sponsor in person and asking as many questions as you can.

The majority of the messages are requests for early/late checkout, recommendations, and misc items.  

If your current CPA can't provide this type of advice, maybe try the BP pros finder tool (I will post the link below) or hopefully someone will comment here and recommend a real estate CPA that they worked with before.https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/searches/ffd0c...