He is obviously doing very well as a STR host but his mentorship is pretty expensive for not having much of an online presence. 

@Jonathan Greene @Jay Hinrichs @Nicholas L. short sales are almost always done through RE agents and are a major pain the butt if the lender servicer wont respond in a timely fashion.Pre foreclosure you dont use and agent but if your talking NY I think and not totally sure but I think only an attorney can draft the Deed transfering title .

What’s your total rehab estimate?

I owner occupy the home, renting a room to a friend at $650/mo, and the lower unit rents for $1850/mo - total rental income of $2500/mo.

So obviously, there is less risk if you go for passive strategy, but that results in less cash on cash ROI. - I said I want to go for normal investment strategy.

Quote from @Tom Gorrell: We have 3 rentals in CA and one in Kentucky (total value about 2.5 M)some W2 incomesome pension incomesome syndication income and some from a business (s corp)  @Tom GorrellIf they are providing tax planning and/or bookkeeping with the tax prep, then the price is reasonable. 

I was involved in two small infill developments in Michigan (about 15 houses in total) so two very small parcels. 

. --- We haven't seen a S8 inspection report in over a decade that required a tenant to fix damages they obviously caused.

These operators totally bungled the deal and operation but still made money due to the market.2.

You would think that this would be obvious, but it's not (for newbies)And don't be afraid to p*ss off the seller....on the last house I bought, I offered $60k less, and the sellers got irritated/insulted and refused to even counter.