That, and conducting business ethically and within accepted legal boundaries.Pessimistically speaking, however, between nuisance lawsuits, insurance companies willing to settle, and tenant-friendly socialist communities, investing in real estate can be a stacked deck even for the best landlord.

If no building permits were issued and inspection approvals were not conducted then you potentially have an illegal non-conforming use where they could demand you de-convert. 

I like the info his law firm shares on YouTube (both principals plus some junior lawyers at the firm).Joe's/Theo's book provides a great road map which starts with your motivation, progresses to targeting a market, building a team and conduction the DD before you buy.

Keep in mind even if the family leaves and the nanny stays you will still have to conduct an eviction.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.

A method used by landlords that want to purchase properties in need of improvements, have the improvements conducted, place a tenant(s) in the property, then refinance using the updated (current) market value and hopefully pull cash out during the refinance.

I haven't needed an agent because I conduct my own due diligence when making my purchases.

You are effectively conducting business (rental property), which means a GA LLC should be owning that GA property and conducting the business in GA."

One of the other features of the Land Trust that many people overlook is that it is the entity that conducts the "business" of the investment.

Tow very different networks and animals to conduct due diligence on.