If you need to secure a property quickly, or if you are doing renovations that can be completed within a year then you are better off using hard money or private lending options as they've got quicker close times and tend to be more investor friendly.

Initially, I was planning for a quick sale and contacted my private money lender for a hard money loan.

Other than actual NOI and Expenses, what should I be considering?

An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

I am a Dan Diego RE investor and most of my purchases were easy to see that they would make money.  

Just as a heads up as not sure which timeframe of BP podcasts, but before covid you could do a BRRRR and get all your money back out of the deal, today that is typically not the case and you will still have money in the deal - so just wanted to mention that.Lastly, you are way ahead of me and many others already as I cannot swing a hammer :)

I'd love some input on what to do:I am a 40 yrs with a stock market investments of 350K trying to coast fire in the next couple of years.I just got a green card and moving to the US from Canada and looking at which accounts to invest that money in the US.But I am not sure I will stay in the US in 10 or 20 yrs.What do you think would be the best strategy to coast fire when you are not sure where you are going to be in your later years?

Your tenant is not paying rent as agreed, so you want to pay him money for his bad behavior?

Real estate makes us money several ways; cashflow is only one. 

"Vetting" costs a lot of money.