(I've heard stories of ceramic tile grout lines that were so soaked in urine that the smell wouldn't come out.)Although ceramic tile looks nice, vinyl should be your go-to in a rental bathroom.

TO many horror stories these days of funds blowing up.

Long story short.. they inflated rent projections, sliced corners on property management, and almost left him holding the bag when the actual numbers came in.Vetting a syndicate means getting cozy with the sponsor’s track record, verifying their underwriting approach, and understanding whether they’ve handled rough waters before.

At least this next potential home is only a single story so I cant fall as far. 

I was just looking to see if anyone has done such deals before.further context: its a one-story (4k sqft on 15k sqft lot with permission for duplex).

Honestly, I’m not a fan of HOAs—they’re like little dictatorships, and I’ve got some wild stories to prove it!

It is better to even be slightly cash flow negative in year one with a quality asset than to buy in the hood and find out that your xls spreadsheet did not tell you the whole story..

There is title insurance issued at the time of purchase, so we don't want to invalidate that.

Try to get the whole story as to why they are paying late. 

Long story short, he ended up buying a worthless piece of land.