Hey Rick,I'm facing a similar situation in the Melbourne / Palm Bay and may start at least an informal group.

Unfortunately, people don't always live up to their obligations, so you might find as a landlord that you have to go through the legal system to get a judgment against a tenant and then you face the challenge of collecting on that judgment.

Sacramento, CA for example, barely saw any homes drop below 85-90% even if they were listed for a long time.Check out hudhomevalue.com for recent sales in your area.

So please bare with me--I'm still learning.

The 2nd one bit a kid in the face which needed extensive plastic surgery.

I know dumb question, but I'm new bare with me please.

I will caution that I had a similar experience with a previous tenant and face-to-face interactions always went better than expected, but things slowly went downhill afterwards until another altercation was on the horizon and another face-to-face was needed.I hope that isn't the case for you, but if it is make sure to keep a level head and focus on the big picture.

You'll usually find folks defend what they do as they have a vested interest, they may be involved in this subject matter, it might be simply to save face or promote business practices, consider where motivations are from.As to KMP comment on Grant's RMLO experience/qualification.

Both of those would give you a chance to meet local investors and talk with them face to face about what they do.

@Brandon Turner @Joshua Dorkinps I got that face for radio if you need a Narrator