Equity Building:As you pay down your mortgage using rental income, you're simultaneously building equity in the property.

There is nothing that ruins a business relationship quicker than poor communication and unexpected fees.Some PMs add a flat fee or a percentage on top of maintenance bills.

My advice, as some others touched on, would be to find local real estate meetups, network with experts there and build relationships with them.

I am not opposed to the arbitration option but would prefer the deal to be structured more like a rent-to-own where I would build some equity. 

But if you MASTER one thing at a time and make that a HABIT then it will build confidence and momentum to tackle your next habit.Thanks for taking the time to read guys!

Paid out-of-pocket in payments and completed a Quit Claim Deed, plan to build another small rental on the same property.

I decided to build an airbnb in a private resort in Tecate Mexico.

In the process of building momentum currently.

I personally have nothing but nightmare and horror stories, not necessarily problems with the tenants, just problems with the procedures and the paperwork, poor communication from the HUD caseworker etc... 

At the VA website, it clearly states that:VA home loans can be used to Build a homeSimultaneously purchase and improve a homehttp://www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/purchaseco_eligibility.aspThat being said, we're on the hunt for lenders that offer VA Rehab loans, i.e. the second on that list.