Hello Bigger Pockets Community, my name is Mark (24 y/o) , I currently live out here in California, right in the middle of LA county and Orange County.

The hard part will be staying focused and delaying gratification without losing enthusiasm in the middle.

We have a lot of experience remodeling homes and building new homes but we want to get rid of the middle man.

may be a county that has some growth potential, not a in the middle of nowhere place that few people would be looking to buy.

If a tenant is late with rent, I've never heard and am always paid my rent around the middle of the month from the PM-so guessing the tenant has always paid on time or close to it.  

We need to find the middle ground and figure out what makes the other person tick in order to create situations where everyone wins.

@Alex Johnson Detroit-Michigan falls in the middle of the pack regarding "tenant-friendly".As you start to build your Core Four, NEVER believe what people tell you unless they can explain it logically or provide 3rd party proof.Here's 3rd party proof that Michigan is in the middle of the pack:)https://realwealth.com/learn/landlord-friendly-states/https://www.lawdistrict.com/articles/most-renter-friendly-us...

You're crossing into civil legal matters that you should not get in the middle of.  3.

Then there isn't a middle person mudding the water.

We currently are in the process if renovating multiple units in order to create middle to upper middle class units.