It's understandable why many investors and/or accidental landlords would opt to simply self-manage.

In California, people don't want to disclose significant home upgrades because it could trigger a Prop 13 property tax reassessment. 

Most people don’t get inspections here.

Here are a few tips to help you:- Market Research: Study the local hard money lending market to understand competition, typical loan terms, and borrower expectations.- Loan Structure: Define your lending criteria clearly—interest rates, LTV ratios, fees, and terms.

You would be wise to spend time learning them so you understand what your responsibilities are and how to protect yourself. https://justicecourts.maricopa.gov/media/vd1pcl32/info-llt-e...Start the eviction process immediately for failure to pay September rent.

Normally, people open a S Corp instead of an LLC so that they can pull a salary from the S Corp and save on taxes.

Nice people, knowledgeable people, but less diligent on the PM side. 

When you contact live and invest to see if they can help, they are nowhere to be found.One of the sales people for the Panama real estate told me Lief gets kick backs for every sale that comes from his live and invest folks like me (he claims he does all the due diligence for us to make sure it's a good investment) but he's probably just making a deal with these developers and ends up the winner and we end up the loser.

Take for example covid times, lots of defaults or people asking for rent abatement.

I have noticed my problems occur almost exclusively with the smaller/cheaper homes that attract single people or unmarried couples, usually without kids.