Long story short, we settled with one of our VIPs for $72k they put up a non refundable the same day.

Your story is inspiring, and it’s great to see how far you’ve come on this journey.

Or any stories of starting with a single-family home helping ease you in instead of starting with a duplex or triplex?

Ask other investors about their story - what's worked, what hasn't, and what are they doing now.

The fact that a tenant is complaining online might be an indication the property manager dealt with them properly so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.7.

Those people overlooking what it means to “materially participate”Here’s the Material Participation Criteria:Spend more than 500 hours on the short-term rental businessDo substantially everything for the STR businessSpend more than 100 hours on the activity and no one other individual spends more time than you doSignificant participation activity for more than 100 hours, and your combined activity in all significant participation activities exceeds 500 hoursParticipating in the business for five of the 10 previous taxable yearsPersonal service activity (non income-producing) for three of the previous taxable yearsRegular, continuous, provable participation in the business for more than 100 hoursA Cautionary Tale: The Story of JacksonLet's take a moment to learn from the mistakes of others.

If you're willing to share any advice, pitfalls, or stories from this project I'd love to hear them.

I didn't see a forum for introductions so here's one, for us by us; (Not Sponsored by F.U.B.U)😂     Hey there I'm Ruben, I LOVE what I do every single day; I help Enable people to do what they're Inspired to do and live a more inspiring life.

Hey Julie, in Franklinton there are plenty of large projects going on that will bring massive growth to the west side of Columbus, such as the Peninsula Development, which is a multiphase project that will erect a 24 story apartment complex featuring a grocery store, a multi use office space building, and a new hotel featuring a two-story venue.

It’s interesting to hear that, as I haven’t come across many successful stories where those situations actually led to long-term outcomes.