About a month ago I had a contractor replace a roof that got damaged from a storm but when they had the shingles off another storm blew through overnight and blew the tarp off and a lot of water got in the house.

From a numbers perspective it works but once we start adding what I estimate to be crunching 80k in repairs, coupled with a soft market for high-end homes especially next to heavy industry...I decided on a soft pass. 

Although, there is really nothing to be feared as long as you know the laws and treat people fairly.As mentioned above, finding a quality renter is really where all the heavy lifting is done. 

In my opinion, this was somewhat expected since it was a fairly heavy value-add investment.

We have great success this this, but only because we are market well and are very heavy on warnings and disclosures.I have many questions and all the advice here is amazing.

Great deals don’t always happen overnight—they require consistent, strategic outreach.And patience to know that some of those follow-ups won’t turn into deals for 1, 3, or 10 years.

She eventually got a new boyfriend supposedly but I never saw him there and as far as I know he didn't stay overnight and I never saw his stuff there to worry about adding that person to the lease.

Remember investing in Qualified opportunity zone all yourself will require heavy compliance.

My practice area ties heavily into the real estate industry and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on ways to build my referral network both in law and real estate as I plan to do some heavy real estate investing in the near future. 

It's only 3.5% down + closing costs and reserves.Work your day job, mow lawns, leaf cleanup, shovel snow, flip furniture, pick up night shifts waiting tables/bartending, stock shelves at home depot overnight if you hate talking to people or anything else.