Simultaneous to that, negotiate price reductions to the greatest extent possible because of this extra cost you are incurring. 

I want to upgrade my house up a notch in the couple years and get a couple little extras like that.  

But it fits with the current portfolio I hold in that town and doesn't take much extra work for the returns I get.

Anyone extra cautious with these types of investments right now?  

And for example there was a Crowd Street deal (Nightingle) where the sponsor omitted losses from their claimed track record (and ultimately was fraud...they never even bought the claimed property).And there appeared to be some difficulty or confusion with obtaining the full and complete track record ( including both realized and unrealized deals).

Lets say you needed $100k in financing at 12% + 2 points and it took you a year to rehab and refinance that is an extra $14k + closing costs.2. you mention roof is 18-20k.

I would rent out an extra room, basement and yep, deal with a part time roommate.

It could’ve just be my personality, but I always felt a little reluctant to be extra friendly if the other side did not reciprocate.

Losing 85% on a single REIT would’ve been devastating if you were all-in, but spreading out across 10 investments turned the overall outcome positive because of the winners.Here’s a few extra key tips to avoid big losses in passive investments:Focus on cash flow: Invest in assets that generate consistent income.

I understand the difficulties and headaches of this business.