Their expertise can help you make informed decisions.Insurance: Obtain appropriate insurance coverage for your properties to protect against risks such as property damage, liability, and loss of rental income.Legal Protection: Understand local laws and regulations governing real estate investments.

Cut the losses.  

I can’t change the deed since it’s a private lender and we just closed last week.  

I need to recover these losses. 

Smaller cabins benefit more from last minute plans than large cabins do.Someone just posted about social media presence and how that can boost your search placement.

I especially appreciate your mention in the last paragraph that DSTs are a good option when you want less management headaches (passive investing). 

Many, many people on podcasts only have a few years of experience (not all, but like @Jaron Walling notes, you can save yourself a lot of time if you skip over the people on podcasts that have only been investing the last 5 yrs or less).  

I just checked my BiggerPockets profile to update the number of properties we own (just closed on #27 last Friday) and see that all my information has been blown away, there is nothing there! 

Lastly, prior landlord references is key, you want to chat with the last two or three landlords, not just the last one since they are incentivized to get rid of bad tenants. 

I have access to some great resources, been researching, decided my market ( absentee to begin) even hv skip traced last night.