As odd as it sounds, we are fortunate that he filed the lien for an amount that would require him to file with Colorado district court for him to pursue, which will cost him $10K-$15K in attorney fees to do.

In my experience, having a PM does not necessarily prevent such things, it is just yet another person in a long line of people to rip off an out of state investor, knowing that there is not a darn thing you can do about it ... fortunately mine were in Phoenix, 5 hours drive from me instead of more than 2 days ...

My house ended up not getting water inside I was very fortunate...

Fortunately, my six plex has six separate water entries to the building and the city allows six separate accounts.  

The pitch I make to my clients is that I only get paid when a deal closes so my fortunes are tied with yours.

Fortunately it appears you have that history of occupancy for a year, so the paperwork addressed to your then-primary residence shouldn't be a problem.

My original goal was 10 by the end of the year and I fortunately hit that goal September 1st.Own 11 Units-1 Condo in DC-10 Units (Quadplex, Duplex, 4 Single Family Homes) in SW Virginia.My Goal:Own 465 Units by 2022.Develop a thriving development business that concentrates on larger value add condo/apt. complexes.I look forward to any relationships that are built and any advice/input that is given.Thank you BP~

Fortunately my wife handled finances for her mom and had a joint account together for over 20 years, so we said "if you want to see seasoned funds, here is our seasoned funds".The ridiculous part about this is we plan on using $20K out of $120K line.We also had a ridiculous issue with the DTI.

Some of the smaller cities of the midwest are declining in economic fortune and even population.  

We've made strong money from the sale of our first house thanks to my hard work and our good fortune; and now we find that we have the money to flip a house over the winter.