$997 is a lot of money to learn something that you can figure out on your own using common sense, psychology, finance and marketing.Put yourself in your potential tenants shoes and do what it takes to rent yourself a house, from scratch. 

Most lawsuits are initiated by attorneys who want to get the quick money for an allegedly aggrieved client with little money to fund a case.so, they are looking for quick resolution and settlement.If you or your employee/contractor have truly stepped in the doo-doo and cannot manage to wipe your shoes clean early, opposing counsel will press to find the money trail.

If I were in your shoes, I would probably act sooner rather than later, if the numbers on the house hack make sense (just because I like to take action rather than wait).

some people are paranoid  and use all sorts of vesting schemes to keep people to know what they own.. so I don't see this as a red flag.. check tax records and see who really owns it.. he may just be a wholesaler as well you never know.Kind of reminds me of my buddies who fly commericaly and when they have a beer at the bar and someone ask what they do its    :  florsheim shoe sales : 

Cover that up with a new baseboard and base shoe and you're done.  

I am actually in the same shoes as you as I’m looking to invest in the Detroit area.

Hi Susannah,I was in your shoes a couple of years ago.

I'm also active duty military, and I was in your shoes about 5 years ago.

I'm currently in similar shoes, as I'm 21 and just getting immersed in this world.

But if I were in your shoes I'd take this long term plan and break it into shorter term goals (what do you want to achieve in the next 2-3 years?)