Perhaps you do things differently with your subsequent purchase or your next management company. 

In each case there is a fee for the first year (something like $20K and $5K, respectively), and then the renewal fee for subsequent years is much lower. 

Despite my initial contact on December 17, 2023, and subsequent emails to Courtney.Sansone the problem remains unresolved.The issue arose when I attempted to link my Bigger Pockets PRO account to my Stessa account.

Overall CoC would be 4288 / ($8,735 + $7,976) = 26% +/- a few basis points account for cost of capital.By adding just one more investment we see a 6% increase in total CoC with only a 4 month additional lead time to full collection (negligible impact from time-value of money) and a ~6.5% increase in yield for the subsequent investment.Final ThoughtsFollowing the math suggests that doing more short-term investments makes the performance metrics exponentially better over time, and on their own their own they are still akin to modest although not Earth shattering returns.I add these details from the context of being a Tardus client for the past year.

Here is the thread I started a few months back detailing my experience with Growth Equity Group, Brett Immel, and their cronies.https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Subsequently, I've had dozens of investors come to me directly, many of them having phone conversations with me, stating how they lost most or all of their retirement funds.

If he rents it out for 5 years, he now has to pay capital gains tax on that $300K (and any subsequent appreciation). 

.: You are right to be worried I know a good number of people who sold and subsequently lost their money over time in bad investments.

It was a subsequent post in response to my question that OP made clear it was because the state required deposits to be held separate.  

This could include computer delays, the inability to reach the site, creating a late filing, and subsequent penalties.

Project phases typically divide payments into an initial deposit and subsequent installments.Depending on the project scope, you can divide the payment into milestone payments.