But what's most compelling is that he's managed to curate a group of people who also care for each other and care about HOW they conduct business.

Reqauest a refund from them verbally and in writing and  continue to follow up and  go up the  management  chain if needed . 

I've managed a number of successful rehabs and put a lot of sweat into them as well.

I am an out of state investor.How have dealt with this issue>Neal Schadler There are multiple property managers in the "build your investing team" section that can help here. 

I recently started my own STR management company and I'm thinking about starting a referral partner program for real estate agents.

If the property is close enough, you can also forego the property management and handle it yourself in the short term. 

It’s impressive how you took this single-family fix-and-flip from start to finish, self-financing and managing the project as the GC.

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If you can't figure out how to escape that entry-level job and get into something that pays better, then I would argue you probably don't have the skills necessary to invest in real estate and manage it well.Focus on finding a job you can be proud of and that pays well.

I did not include vacancy, repairs, management, and other cost, When determining what I was going to rent them out for.The one critical thing you never told us is what is the current rent and what is the current market rent.