Quality Assurance:You can personally oversee the quality of work, ensuring that all tasks meet your standards and avoiding potential shortcuts that some contractors might take.5.

@Jonathan GreeneAgree 100%. be transparent and if good news great - bad news - still share it with investors - realize they are making life choices based on what they may be telling you as an example of someone has $100k investment and you fear it’s going to go to foreclosure - well maybe they would not spend $10k on that vacation or buy a new home knowing they are getting wiped outUnfortunately there is a group of guru syndicators who are great marketers / sales which some I have personally spoken with and they are so full of it and just like to hear their voice their ego gets in the way.

It can definitely be frustrating.One thing I'd encourage your friend to keep in mind is that the tenant is a person and their housing depends on this process.

Title companies often have a business development person that goes after real estate investors, offering foreclosure lists as an incentive.

I'm working to get my personal finances well established/understood, which I think will help me determine my best path forward.

@Anthony Quint I personally decided to stay in CAN and not venture into the US.

If they had instead used the money to get started, with personal research and due diligence, they would be lightyears ahead.Maybe I should start a YT channel.

Personally I have never heard of them.

Ultimately I like to control my own notes so its not for me personally. 

It's not a great time to refi if you wanted the equity from it, but it sounds like you are going to trade this house to do the same thing again so why not keep it and do the same thing again since you are thinking you might need to go big on your personal residence next?