Also I'm planning on attending my first SLREIA meeting on Wednesday.

I'd like to attend something soon.Best Regards!

Stopped attending after I verified the sales never closed on the properties I was interested in.  

She’s requesting to attend the move out inspection.

I would suggest that you attend some local meetup groups in your area and begin networking. 

If not, hopefully you have a professional finance company that will help you to get resolution.Going the legal route is always an option and depending on the ceiling with small claims court in the location of your STR, it is very inexpensive to file but you may need to have someone attend in your place - call the local court and ask for assistance and clarification.Finally, not trying to sound preachy but this is often what happens when you try to invest long distance and have to rely on people you do not know and do not know you. 

I knew he didn't have any debt, was paying for two kids to attend college, was starting to invest in real estate, and he only worked 4-5 hours a day.

@Mark CermakHi Mark, my name is Steve and I just came across your post and I would like to put take a step forward as a new investor and see if I could attend one of the meetings.

Seems harder during Covid not being able to attend real estate meetings

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