One ended up in court costing close to $30,000 and the second involved a lengthy process with the banks lawyers and mortgage team to get the partner off the mortgage when they went AWOL and didn’t uphold their part of the deal.

There can be big costs to join this group, but if you follow the system and need a lot of mentorship, it might be worth the investment.

Unfortunately these do cost more and tend to dry out in the can, causing waste.

Below are the key data points:- Gross Rental Income: $118K (I received the rent roll list from agent)- Effective Gross Income: $112K (I'm assuming a 5% vacancy factor)- NOI: $56K (I'm assuming 50% Operating Expenses - inclusive of 10% property mgmt costs, repairs & maintenance and CapEx reserves)- Recommended PP: $623K (Market CAP rate is at ~8%; I used 9% because I want the Cash on Cash return to be 10%+ with a 30% DP at 7.2% interest rate and 30 yrs term)- The asking price is $1.25M.

The biggest pitfall is when a landlord tries to be "nice" - non-paying tenants are literally stealing from you, treat them like the criminals that they are.To calculate reserves for vacancy costs We average about 2-3% vacancy across our portfolio, I use 5% as the number for reserves.

If it has not been cashed, I would cancel the check and provide a new one less the cost to cancel the old check.

Your value is 395k and your loan at 90% to that value is $355,500 - what your current balance remaining is of 325k = $30,500 that is how much your line of equity might be minus closing cost. let me know if you still have questions. 

Wilmington, NC was also mentioned as a potential investment location.Virginia - Richmond and Virginia Beach were suggested as investment options, especially for an investor located near those areas.Florida - Jacksonville and Tampa were two Florida cities mentioned, although there was a concern about rising insurance costs in Florida.Tennessee - Both Knoxville and Memphis were listed as possible 2024 investment locations by one investor9.

I worry that taking on more myself and figuring it out as I go will take longer and end up possibly even costing more than hiring it out.

You're missing the forest for the trees.Sure, it'll cost you to go after them.