Have you tried Proper or Foremost?  

Feel" the true beat of the portfolio's income and expenses performance before using leverage to speed up the growth of your portfolio.Using cash only will protect your bottom line in scenario's like yours when the properties don't perform as expected as you won't be on the hook to cover the mortgage expenses.Just my bias opinion so take it with a grain of salt.I've also witnessed many finger pointing instances when others get involved.Like a new property manager, realtor, contractor, etc...I've had my share of bad experiences with realtors that threw my company under the bus and got in the investors ear to flog it at any price just so they can make a quick commission.It get's very messy, painful and pretty much turns into a disaster with the investor not knowing who to trust or what to do anymore.Similar to what you post about has happened to me and my company many times and if allowed the opportunity, we do our best to fix and come good.Some loose trust and faith and I 100% understand, but as soon as someone leaves the wing of my company there is not much that we can do because as I mentioned above, everyone else get's involved, has an opinion and the situation get's very messy.Having in-house property management is vital when such a "crisis" arises.I tried out-sourced PM when we first started and it was a disaster.We had no choice other than to bring it in-house.Hated my life for the first 5 years with in-house PM and fast forward 10 years, it has become our "golden goose" and a very well streamlined and beautiful business.From what I've seen and read on the forum and elsewhere it seems like RTR has a good reputation and what you have mentioned seems like a "worst case scenario".I hope RTR will assist you the best they can and all I can say is learn from the experience and don't give up.Do your best to weather the storm and focus on minutia.Don't have regrets and don't spend too much time dwelling on the past.Glimpse into the past to get guidance from what you could have done better and think ahead.Move forward smarter, more experienced and better.Wishing you well and much success with your future endeavors.

Still trying to calibrate my sights on not just the country but get it down to 1-2 cities max!

1) Use a solid title company that won't insure everything 2) Buy only from legit and solid wholesalers / agents 3) If you can find out if the real seller still lives in the home that is helpful  -  get the story and try to do a little investigation yourself 4) Make sure the seller has a real and recent water bill - We can help you with that also so you don't get stuck with $2000 or more after closingI hope this helps you all because it is an amazing city to invest in.  

Are you interested or have experience in ground up development or are you just trying to wholesale this? 

Since I am 100%, I have the flexibility to move anywhere that make sense and can be approved by the VA inspection, which is one of the main factors.I am trying to get an idea of areas to look into?

Yeah ill try reaching out to him. 

Or you can try to figure it out on your own but it will be painful process but at least you will have some battle wounds.

There's been maybe 2 built in 5 years here. they are called Tri village self storage. the climate controlled portions are normally vertical and at least 4-5 stories and normal walk up doors are single story. there is some smaller units but real climate controlled development is vertical not horizontal. 

Should I walk away from the first property or try to raise private money to make both deals happen?