Biggest issue is contractor realizes they have leverage over you, so timeline slips and costs escalate.

When I got started I fell into this trap of trying to create all this complexity and then realized it was not worth it at all and all it did was create chaos and add more costs.

I would follow all of his free stuff before you buy anything and realize that when you pay for something, you want there to be others paying for it that you can be involved with in real life because that is where the magic and long-term relationships happen.

Feels like someone with political clout needs to realize the situation and start investigating delays and failures.

So simply it almost seems silly when you read it but when you realize its addressing the things you're talking about here.

As I evaluate this, I figured I'd share my account with my bookkeeper, but then realized that would also give them access to my accounts.Don't get me wrong, I like Baselane so far, but this might be a fatal flaw for me.

But there is ALOT more to management than most people realize. 

It may some disgruntled students who joined, but realized real estate was not for them, and sued to get their money back.

I quickly delisted as in that short time I had realized my town requires a license, but it sparked the possibility that this could be a great kickstart to my real estate dreams.

I would recommend to buy in your local market for your first property... but I also realize every market is different and might not be affordable or the best solution.