Again, I make 1 million a year off appreciation and such when the market is good, which is most of the time...factor that in.I was planning on buying two more houses with a total of 300K down to ride the appreciation wave long term, two more houses that will be paid off when I'm older, etc.

Its all expensive.Yeah, the Title company just does the Title search and maybe handles the Closing function.If they aren't swindling you, then you need to just ride it out. 

You're 19 and going to university on a ride from your parents. 95% of the rest of the world would call this a dream come true.

We need to ride out the current administration and let the next guy 1-2 years to turn things around.

It takes LOTS of due diligence and a plane ride (or more) to find the right operator, in the right market, selling good houses that will rent to people with real jobs.

My friends and I currently use Venmo to pay each other for cab rides and stuff, but I've never thought about setting it up to bill my tenants.

We have exhausted most options to procure creative financing to make both deals happen in a fashion that suits his needs/ability.The basics are as follows and use conservative numbers given our local market and overall market volatility:Sale of contract priced at $209kEstimated repair costs $70k (The client is a recently retired contractor and was planning on doing a 75% gut and most work himself.

Being a female, I always worry that the handyman might take me for a ride.

For the time being though, think I'll stick with the old fashioned way of calling the local planning department. 

The only fee I have to pay is the monthly loan payment for my maintenance guys riding mower