(My HELOC is at 3.5% and I won’t consider it as not worth risk - I don’t leverage my home for investments unless it’s buy all cash and then refinance to get that $ back)

It is hard to justify an expense that would eat up all of a majority of your cash-flow.An investor doesn't necessarily need 'any' professional but it really depends on your knowledge/amount of time you have.For example, technically, most people may not need a painter as the tools are available to them in Home Depot or most stores.

Have little bit of cash in stocks.

The property cash flows well and has enough equity.

When you broker/private place loans, there is not a cash drag to you as the broker in between loans.

The owner had been living in these conditions for a long time due to mental health issues.It was heartbreaking to see.We agreed on a price and closed very quickly to provide relief.

Does anyone have any experience with renting to Corporate Relocation companies who provide temporary housing solutions for insurance clients who have been displaced from their homes due to claims?

@John Bertolon, this is one of the many challenges with being a landlord: your tenants have an expectation that you will provide them a safe and nice place to live.  

Many investors really like this type of account due to the many advantages it can provide.

.* We get as close as possible to ironing/feeling out deal terms that would be agreeable to the seller in advance of submitting an offer, including site visits if they are located in the same market we are vs. out of state/market.All of the above data provides us with enough of an analysis to know what our deal parameters are going to be, at least to within a few percentage points.