After a bad car accident I was forced to rent out the house that I have owned for 9 years. 

The more you lose money, the longer it takes you to turn a profit, since a profit only occurs after you break even on the cash you put into a deal.

I often break it down into the "five pillars" of protecting your assets.1st pillar is avoiding unnecessary and risky activities (don't drink and drive, insurance generally won’t cover your poor decisions) and take good care of your investments - these simple steps will help you prevent lawsuits before they even occur.2nd pillar is a good insurance policy as that cover the majority of your exposure.

Can't find the podcast either...Now I'm very new to 1031 so I have no idea how the actual details of that could occur or what had to actually happen.

Have you actually had a period of time where you have been "bombarded with unqualified tire kickers", or are you just assuming that would occur?

I often break it down into the "five pillars" of protecting your assets.1st pillar is avoiding unnecessary and risky activities (don't drink and drive, insurance generally won’t cover your poor decisions) and take good care of your investments - these simple steps will help you prevent lawsuits before they even occur.2nd pillar is a good insurance policy as that cover the majority of your exposure.

The sellers cut the utilities off before closing had occurred and before the deed had recorded.

Got engaged and moved to city near her work, pretty typical accident landlord story except I had always planned to hold as long term rental.

Got engaged and moved to city near her work, pretty typical accident landlord story except I had always planned to hold as long term rental.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Shelton.

Purchase price: $155,000

Cash invested: $2,000

Sale price: $231,500

We purchased this home after moving back from De...