The emails themselves make it sound like I am communicating off platform and taking business from them.

Follow someone like David Greene that peels back the curtain on the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I think it would also make sense to buy at least 1-2 rental properties a year from the very beginning so that these properties could act like some kind of a backup in case I lose my job for example etc.Thanks!

Hey BP, I'd like to learn more about a purchase structure I don't hear about often: just a straightup option to purchase or purchase option agreement (NOT a lease option). 

Hey Andrew,It sounds like you are doing pretty well.

@Jason Frink, this page seems to cover it:https://www.omglawfirm.com/arkansas-probate-intestate-succes...Here is a pertinent snippet from that page:If you don’t have a Will, the default order of descent goes like this: (1) full blood and adopted children of the decedent, subject to any dower, curtesy, and homestead interest of a spouse; (2) if no full blood or adopted children, then everything to a spouse of greater than three years or half of everything plus dower, curtesy, and homestead to a spouse of less than three years and the other half of everything to other heirs (per this table); (3) to the decedent’s parents or surviving siblings; (4) to the decedent’s grandparents or surviving aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.; (5) to the decedent’s great-grandparents or surviving great aunts, great uncles, etc.; (6) if none of those intermediate descendents are alive the remaining half can go to the spouse of less than three years or to a predeceased spouse’s heirs; (7) finally, if none of these apply, all the property escheats to the county where the decedent died.A good way to visualize the order is to imagine the following scenario: Alfred dies without a Will.

Further, the property manager is counting on the MLS and other agents to bring prospects, which seems like a bit of a passive approach.

Second, the prospect stated on the application they lived in the property for 4 year, but the tenant rent ledger that was provided stated a move-in date of last year 2023 of October and for some reason doesn't have the name of the management company, and the ledger looked like it was created using Microsoft Word.

I would like to get into seller financing and subject to deals but don't really fully understand the payments portion of it.

Yes, I feel that directly owned single-family rentals are really a business and not a passive investment.There are a lot of things that can be done to automate it like taking rent over the Internet, using Zillow and other apps to bring in new potential renters, etcBut others require manual labor.