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@Mark Doty One good resource I used to learn about insurance and various aspects of it was Every Landlord's Property Protection Guide: 10 Ways to Cut Your Risk Now (book w/ CD-Rom).

I think that's a fair compromise given what little I know about the specifics of your lease and other aspects of the situation.

I had thought of the College aspect since that's partly what made me like the idea since I live close to a college town here.

I won’t weigh in on the dead-money vs. security aspect of what to do with the house.

Yes, I did my own bookkeeping, but having the CPA involved and able to answer questions was not only a great time saver, but gave me confidence that I could take on this aspect.

Feel free to post new questions or ask for help if you are looking for anything specific.Do you have any thoughts on what aspects of real estate you are interested in?

I meant criticism in the aspect that it induced self-reflection in my own view.

The operating agreement can define the preferred return they owe to me, how it accrues, amortizes, etc.

Instead, I assault the sponsor with a maximum amount of due-diligence covering every aspect of the deal and them.For vetting a syndication, different investors do it differently because every investor comes from a different financial situation and has different goals and risk tolerance.