So, I just closed on my home, again, yesterday and started to doubt whether I actually made the right decision.

@Alex Craig  one part of my e book on buying out of area rentals goes into insurance and these very issues.I suspect this is going to get much worse before it gets better.. how do you rehab a house with the tenant in them.. maybe a light turn over thats it..this person looks like made a cardinal error in buying low end rental in bad neighborhood probably becasue the numbers looked so good..

Here are two examples where knowledgeable and experienced friends made mistakes:A well established park owner bought a park and paid for it without separating the good will and equiptment from the actual land in the purchase because the contract was vague in that area.

Even though I'm making more money than I've ever made in my life and my credit score is excellent - I don't qualify until I have 2 years of self employment income to show for it. 

Hi @Brian Hester,You just made one of the best networking decisions available!

@Matthew OlszakYou've made some really great points overall, Matthew.

Beltline development mixed with affordability made it grow so much.

The rest is wetland (including a man made fish stocked lake!)

I am willing to pay the due note but my credit went down because I made the mistake of using my own credit to fund it as a cash deal.

My personal and professional goals and values have changed drastically in the last 4 years, and it has made it very challenging to relate to a lot of our friends.