After the 1031 it's not so cut and dried.2.

I personally started as a property manager and cut my teeth in real estate working with mostly out of state investors like yourself finding properties, purchasing, then managing them.

Seems like there could be some sharp edges here.

I've written dozens of checks, so it's not that I can't - but when he wants a percentage up front and needs it to buy materials, cutting a check and being at home for him to pick it up so he can start in a timely manner is not the most efficient. 

I mean we put in ten thousand layers of policies and bureaucracy for "safety reasons" and to "create jobs," but now there's no cost effective way to create/build housing for everyone.

It seems like you are more interested in getting a cut than providing a service.

Grow a little bit of facial hair, put on a nice suit, leverage a team of older experienced people and stop cutting yourself short.

Check onlinejobs.ph to cut that price in half if you will.

Had I read this before I started building real estate teams it would have cut years off the learning curve!

If they remain in jail for an extended period of time, then you are better off evicting for failure to pay rent.Unless the charges are serious enough that they impact the safety and security of your other tenants or your buildings, I would not even worry about it.