But, more importantly for future investing (and sanity) stay away from "guru's" and self proclaimed mentor's who have something to sell you.

Defense was just something like I just wanted to buy a part of San Francisco for cheap, I wasn't planning to do anything sinister.   

I might invest in a self-storage facility deal next, which should serve me well during the impending recession -- the four Ds (divorce, dislocation, death, disaster). 

We have the means to self fund two to four properties off the bat. 

Hi Randall-Congratulations on buying a rental property well back in 2020.I am sorry to hear the property is now cashflow negative $200 a month.Your question is should you sell or continue to keep it with the negative cashflow.Depends on your personal goals and if being negative $200 a month plus any unexpected repairs or vacancies is affordable to you, but if you can solve the negative cashflow by turning the property into a furnished mid-term rental, for example, your future self may thank you.To Your Success!

This email gives people yet another opportunity to self-select out of the application process based on my expectations and criteria before an actual showing in scheduled. 

If your tenants have an enjoyable experience with you, as opposed to hating you, you will go far if you are self-managing.

That one can be found though for sure.When I was moderating, it was frankly laughable the excuses the very few people made when their posts were obviously self-promotion.

Quote from @Maria Jeanette: I am considering using Equity Trust to set up a self-directed IRA to purchase properties.

Do you self-manage?