It's so easy to have some magnetic signs hanging around to throw on your other vehicle if you want to go do a bid and not take your big ole truck.I have no answer as to why they don't take advantage of this.....it's just dumb (maybe there's your answer :-) I have the company name on 3 out of 4 work trucks .

I would get an inspection scheduled in writing and if they don’t show you keep throwing that in their face if it becomes an issue again.  

And some of us been replying back yes there is, just where they are, how to get them, has changed a bit and it's no longer as simple as closing your eyes and randomly throwing darts at a MLS map and buying whatever. yes, those days are long gone but if your willing to roll-up the sleeves and get professional at it, there is "deals" all over the place, you just gotta get skilled on how to find them, tap them, monetize them. 

You would be surprised how cheap a HELOC payment is when it's interest only.Put in some LVP flooring.

I'd suggest narrowing down to a few markets to explore, then reaching out to investors in those markets versus throwing a wide net.Cheers!

If you don't need the cashflow then you could throw it at the loan balance.

Is that an average home in the city or is that a cheap home in a not so great area? 

You all went CHEAP and have hopefully learned a lesson:)

Well, this is a wonderful thread.All I can really contribute with enough experience to be absolutely sure of what I say: if you live on the coasts and your spreadsheet tells you your best passive returns over the long haul are going to be in the Rust Belt in cheap rentals, then your spreadsheet needs to be looked at by someone with a lot more experience in cheap Rust Belt rentals than you have.My own take on the musings here of why everyone wants to quit their job these day and its possible connection to young people and their participation trophies, their possible work-ethic failings, moral turpitude, contemptible world outlook, lack of grit, et hoc genus omne...yeah, I know I don't know squat about all that.

We have had owners try to throw us under the bus and hire their own attorney.