I’ve been suffering from analysis paralysis amongst other things for awhile but I also plan to start investing in S.C. next year (Columbia & the Lowcountry) and maybe the tri-state area for a house hack if the numbers make sense.  

I never actually used it or anything, and whether or not it's a gimmick; I didn't care because in my opinion, it planted the seed for the future.

Tenants will suffer as a result of rent control.

WE would get a date down on the phone from our title plant.. of course not a full title report.. but frankly out west we dont run into the same issues.. there are not all these utls liens etc. there can be code violations but we usually negotiate those after the fact.. 

I find its kind of a progression.. you need a lot of capital for the note business the benefits of rentals is leverage of course.what i found was many did well as landlords then tired and just started to sell them off as they were retiring and note income worked for them.. and or they blended they had some rentals and had some notes. does not take a landlord that is suffering burnt out landlord syndrome but wants cash flow to understand how notes work.. but of course you have to choose wisely on the notes  for sure.. as it relates to BP  overwhelmingly the guys and gals on this site are going for bigger yields that they hope to make with NPN so they work for those.. and its not just passive income by any means its a business.. 

If you as the investor were to fall into some predicament then your flips suffers (this is per my scenario and still fresh in the flip game, with no PM or well grounded structure).

Without the owners direct daily involvement the business starts suffering and declining.

Then go to a home goods store and charge about $1000 of staging decorations—pillows, Knick-knacks, fake flowers and plants, throw blankets.

If the land is surrounded by "heavy industrial plants," you may not be able to build new residential there.

The Best time to plant a tree is forty years ago , the second best time is right now .