I don’t care if you steal a property, high quality tenants will never sacrifice on being safe and feeling safe.  

5% human error rate is only possible for unmarried pros  ;)Feel like this is the store I am walking into reading this post 

As far as investing in the short term I feel investing close to home (50 mile radius) is the best option because you have a superior advantage by knowing your market.

There's no way you should be able to feel the metal bars of the frame through the cushions when seated, no matter what. 

$40,000 x 25%(assuming a 25% interest rate on credit cards) = $10,000This is more than the annual cash-flow that you are getting from the rental.I would look at a way to paying off the credit card debt asap.Look to see if you can take a HELOC on the investment property(likely difficult).If you can't you may want to consider selling the proprety.You will also feel a lot of relief of not having credit card debt hanging over you.What is the interest rate on the car loan?

thanks for your time and help rent to retirement works directly with build to rent developers like us around the country once they are framed up. you are buying properties pretty much at market value but with a hand holding. you can work directly with a builder or directly with them. they are just an intermediary. they take 5% on what we make as a builder but have a large list of investors and a systemized approach to selling new builds. if you want to get a better deal I'd recommend directly contacting builders and building it yourself. fly to the market. spend 2 days, tour new builds, get a feeling for how it's going. if your builder isn't building multiple at a time then I wouldn't recommend working with them. rent to retirement is a well oiled and well run machine. they've had their ups and downs with dozens of transactions in florida but modified their process. they are well known and established and transparent. if you have a more specific market and feel confident in your ability to vet deals try it out. happy to talk more my info is in my signature. we work directly with them to sell new builds and no organization is perfect but I have good things to say about them as a builder and potential build to rent developer that sells build to rent triplexes and single family homes through them to end buyers in California like the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego 

Feel free to connect w/ me if your interested.

Need to spend some quality time roaming around here to get a feel for it.Tony

If you’re interested in exchanging further insights on best practices or have specific questions about structuring a VA program, feel free to send me a private message.Good luck with ramping up your direct-to-seller leads!

Formation of a CA LLC and ongoing maintenance is generally fairly inexpensive.If you need referrals for attorneys in San Diego, feel free to reach out.