There are some great on-line real estate courses, and I have found the information within them has really been helpful for my investment business.

Rising home prices for developers isn't new, but if you were in contract, what they did is most likely illegal.

It depends on what the terms of your mortgage are.Pros-with no mortgage, you have higher cash flow.Cons-if you plan on buying more properties, you are better off saving the money for a down payment for your next place.The big questions are: can you get higher than 7% return if you invest that money elsewhere? 

be very wary of ATM deals.Any updates on this one from anyone who's invested?

While the owner is free to sell the property and the information about how they run it as a business, AirBnB does not allow them to sell their online identity for the platform.

That pace feels pretty good to me...I can get past the "rookie mistake" phase of my career before there is investor money on the line, and I can "fail small" because SFRs and small multifamily doesn't hurt as much as larger properties when things go wrong.Timing had a role, too.

The power is either on or it's off.

They do not deliver on what they said.  

In my experience, success in D-class areas almost always requires being local, extremely hands-on, and self-managing.

Good luck, and keep us updated on how it goes!