You need to keep in mind the person that was living in your property is a seasoned lowlife.

These products have no income, taxes, or personal liability limits tied to the loan.

Especially during the bear markets, basics are the most important KPI.Reduce the amount of personal cash in the deal.Ensure that the property can provide enough cashflow consistently to sustain itself Wait for the best time to sellNever, ever, nevereverever, put yourself in a position that forces you to sell at the worst possible time.

I personally invest as a member in a passive real estate investing club, where we all go in on these together to invest small amounts, and vet new deals together every month.

Does anyone have recommendations, and if you had personal dealings with them that were positive or negative.Thanks in advance for your help.

Still, its great for fishing on a boat, and people watching at the beach if you like that sort of thing - not as family friendly as it used to be. 

Personally, I perceive a fair amount of risk in the market.  

Nowadays I use what I've learned and help investors building their rental portfolios in class C neighborhood while personally I either build Padsplit in class C or build high end vacation rental in class A area and hold them. 

I also know that in many cases the llc will protect my personal assets and I fully believe this is either analysis paralysis or just fear of failure.Thoughts on how to get past this and where you recommend starting?

As well as guest room in the main house.These properties are all personally owned and obviously highly leveraged.