I had to start the eviction process, but fortunately, they left a little over a month after their lease ended—just before it went to court.These challenges reinforced the importance of tenant screening and clear leases, lessons I’d carry with me throughout the year.Summer: Refinancing and Big ChangesSummer brought a mix of wins and challenges:I began having issues with the garden unit tenants, which would escalate later in the year.After learning from the screening mistakes I made with the garden unit, I updated the third-floor unit and rented it to great new tenants.

I've seen the wholesaler deals that get sent out, they are barely under market value and carry more risk.

You can get some estimates from contractors for what they charge for big ticket items like to renovate a bathroom, renovate a kitchen, replace the furnace, replace the roof, etc.All wholesale deals should have free and clear title and you should be able to see the sales agreement before submitting the earnest money deposit.

The AP has to be open, notorious and hostile...those terms have a legal meaning and essentially it is that you as the owner have been fully deprived of your right to the property.Absent those items above, it sounds like at best they have another legal right which is a "prescriptive easement".

You need to carry a special type of health insurance, not the traditional kind.

Speculative investors might face higher carrying costs for undeveloped land or projects.

Just to name a few items.

Next BIG item, where is the video walk through????? 

Amazon never sold all those items at first.

People carry too much debt and even if the debt was forgiven or paid off, incomes don't match affordability.