That's kind of sad to hear.

Its just kind of the nature of the beast and investing were over 50% of all homes are rentals its a different lifestyle than what we are used to at least on the west coast were maybe 10% of SFR's are rentals  renters rent apartments.

Kind of Spanish looking building behind the Mexican restaurant. 

I’m talking about the kind of property you’re going to buy within a month or less and the seller just flakes out at the last minute.

What kind of property did you end up doing as your next step?

I would recommend for you to list it now and see what kind of leads you will get.

Hi real estate friends,My wife and I recently bought our first home in Co springs area close to garden of the gods and other attractions in the area. to no surprise our interest rate is a whooping 7.1%, the main house has 4 - BD 2 B. our mortgage is $4009. the property we bought has an attached dwelling unit on the side of it, completely independent from the main unit we live in, we are currently renting it out for 2 years for a tenant for $1545, It has one bedroom one bath.My question is what are some ways to scale especially since in the current market (is kind of almost impossible)?

For example we largely scaled our portfolio with conventional loans, but when considering our overall application for a new conventional loan we don't get flooded with details on the other properties because it's incorporated into a business entity. 

After incorporating you'll want to then file for a tax exemption with the IRS.

For example, the signs of the 2008 housing crash were all over for everyone to see but many investors were blindsided by their "following the herd until the last minute before the party ends" kind of strategy and lost everything as a result.