Because wholesale deals are not something advocated by your local Realtor assn.

Local planning department.

It's a great way to become more knowledgeable on your local investors and create your team while you're getting started.

While a single stall garage might be only a ~10k adjustment on an appraisal depending on your local market, the lack of garage can kill market value which is harder to predict.

Work with the city and local brokers to identify the exact product type to meet the housing needs of the area.

@Amanda Bahil our lease states that we are not responsible for payments lost in the mail or stolen - specifically to cover events like this.Because of events like this, we also charge tenants a $10 Processing Fee if they send us rent via mail - to encourage them to pay electronically or deposit directly in our business bank account.Unlike the comments of others, we see this as 100% the tenant's problem, though not their fault.How do you think a lender for a mortgage or car payment would treat this?

In my experience and what I taught during my speaking days (including BP national event) is that most people try to market to too many leads.

Go to a local convenience store, see what kind of people live there. 

Building on a lake requires experience with the locale and building regulations.

And the huge upshot is that I will be there in person living in one unit to ensure stabilization is smooth, and staying local (living 10-15 miles away but probably using it as an office weekly) for years to come.