I only figured out after Baselane sent me a stern email demanding the refunded money from me, else they will pursue legal actions such as collections and even putting a lien on the property.

Right now this sounds like most of the HOA's that we all hate that issue random fines for no real reason, and then attempt to justify it with their bass ackwards logic that they are actually somehow doing us all a favor.I'm not a lawyer, but I would imagine you could also open yourself up to legal action. 

Take action - If you can take it when you are 80% that is what worked best for me!

As a rookie I’m learning right now and saving but eventually I’d like to take action like Dave Meyer’s Start with Strategy, the three resources needed to start is Capital, Time , and Skill.

What you want to discourage is the tenant 'helping' you with feedback/action that is outside the scope of the lease.  

Take action (start when you are 80% ready!)

Using a GC you will have less headaches as you'll have one point of contact and they will coordinate schedules between the various trades. 

Highly recommend you start listening to any of the BiggerPockets Podcasts and pick some various topics you may be interested in and see how you may be able to take action, the most important thing you can do!

The 1031 exchange is designed to give you a loophole: You are not considered to be selling and buying, you are simply trading your property for a different one or ones.

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