If so, do you want your reputation as a landlord to be positive or negative, or do you not care?

I am currently exploring the area for duplexes, looking to house hack.

Perhaps I would modify my pricing structure for clients down the road once I had more reputability and overhead (can't operate from home any longer, need staff and more expensive software, etc.).Do these incentives sound like good ideas for a new company with little overhead/operating costs?

But I guess that's good learning for me and giving me an opportunity to explore the market better and be confident in my decision when the time comes.

Nail holes in the walls are part of the tenant making the property a home and should be expected.It may stink to refund that money, but remember that people talk, and it's easier than you think to get a bad reputation as that landlord who takes people's security deposits.

It is then up to the person who brought the deal to work through the “no”; to fight past objections; to analyze the deal for flaws; and to make sure that the investment of reputation, time, team, and money on the deal is a better investment versus the next best alternative.

Now I am exploring to buy residential property through LLC.

I'm not sure what to say other than, these are the reasons wholesalers get bad reputations.

@Jasmine Russell That’s a tricky one lol the real answer is it depends(annoying I know)… When I first got started I had 0 experience but had done a ton of research, I still lost 100k on my first deal (lol) but I used that painful lesson on my pitches to tell future partners what I learned and didn’t give upit was also a raw land permitting play and I payed back the investor every penny I owed which helped my brand- Now, for those that know me I don’t need to go over my portfolio, what I’ve done etc because my reputation precedes me however, when I’m in a scramble and need funding for a deal and advertising it to the world and talking to strangers I’m absolutely going over my track record so they feel comfortable that I know what I’m doing and if I don’t specialize in a particular niche I get someone on my team and involved in the deal who’s and expert there and have them on the calls or at the very least their website or somethingI definitely am a fan of fake it till you make it but if you’re the one putting capital into a deal maker, check, double check and triple check everything they tell you and do your own DD

While we could probably afford this, I'd like to explore leveraging private money to fund a down payment in addition to our own funds.Where can I get more information about taking private money - be it from a friend, family member, etc. - and using this in conjunction with our own money for an owner-occupied MFH?