You could pick more extreme examples of pickle problems resulting in authoritarian "not particularly democratic" institutions (or people...) being handed more power, but I don't think this problem is that big, so that seems unlikely.

What turned me on to that particular brokerage was the fact that I would see their signs all over the place and I even got some of their direct mail.

They state that it increases the turnkey company’s chances for failure.My Take: I agree in part and disagree in part on this particular subject.

Interested in hearing from the people that have experience with lending funds (their own personal money) to other for real estate investing; whether it's for repairs on a property, initial capital to fund a purchase, etc.I am not particularly sure that i want to be a landlord and deal with tenants constantly.

Edit: Apologies Jade as I didn't notice your statement that this particular property was not a BRRRR. 

Hard to know who to trust, I think you'd need to get feedback or a recommendation from someone who's actually been in the particular one you're looking at (like make a post here on it and see if anyone has done it). 

QBO has a bit of a learning curve, particularly for buy and hold investors.

In the particular case of that link in Oakland, he was doing something that's super advanced to be a "100% financed cash buyer," this can also just be the 25% down paired with a bank loan at the point of purchase. 

Would you mind sharing what ROI you've calculated on the particular funds you're looking at, adjusted for taxes and the time value of money?

Although I've been looking for SFHs in the AZ market, this town home caught my eye because of the stability of the property and how long this particular unit has sat on the market.