Somehow the property manager faked the deposits because the rent was late to the point of maybe 5 days before the next month every month both sides. 3 weeks after closing one of the tenants became my boss at work which was super awkward because then I couldn’t file late notices for rent to either side because they were related for fear of retaliation.

We operate primarily as an MTR but will use the STR model to fill awkward gaps. 

We just turn on AirBNB and switch to an STR model during awkward gaps. 

EMBRACE the awkwardness of talking with sellers, of knocking on doors, on hearing objections and swears, On realizing that you're working with people in a sensitive part of their lives.On getting ARVs wrong and having buyers tell you that you're numbers are off, and you need to renegotiate.

I will give my CPA a shot (he's an extended family member so Christmas dinner will be awkward if I don't :)) but I definitely know where to find you because ultimately I want to make good financial decisions.

There were homes with awkward floorplans and you could easily add an extra 1-2 bedrooms within the existing floor plans.

@Lucy Bennet, that was awkwardly phrased (but twas the real me - not AI :).What I meant was trying to use a primary residence loan to complete a 1031 exchange. 

It would be an awkward situation if they found out after living there for a while that you were actually the owner. 

I wonder could anything been done differently due to the awkwardness of the boss being your tenant?

There was some awkward dialogue about that 'not making any sense'.