If they choose to stop paying rent later they are held accountable for that.

Make sure you account for all of your interest load if youre using a Heloc for permanent financing as you suggest.

Maybe self-accountability does matter. 

But ultimately the responsibility lies in my hands.I jumped on a seesaw of risk hoping that the momentum would catapult my bank account into six figures only to find out the hard way that flipping houses isn’t as easy as I had predicted.This house was purchased for $64,000 with an expected rehab of $100k to $120k depending on how much work the dilapidated and neglected house needed.The midwest is lovely but the houses carry the weight of weather storms nearly a century old leading to more damage than a beginning investor could expect.The appraisal came in at $225k for my lender meaning our all-in cost would be around 85% of the sales price worst case.

Sometimes there are accounting errors, like duplicated charges, so it’s worth investigating.

Couldn’t be happier about the outcome, their great tenants, rent is automatically deposited into our account and on time.

Account for all costs, including closing fees, holding costs, and repairs.

Next, I'd get my electrician in there STAT to give me there quote to get it done. maximum scope, account for all variables, not a "hopefully it's just..."

They take the security hold for me through my Stripe account.

It took me 13 months to open a bank account in Belize.