One person, hoping to flip contracts and find deals by driving around the neighbor or posting illegal signage isn’t going to create a business, let alone a successful business.  

My advice is to take your time learning the ropes and understanding the market.

If he were no longer on the note it would be a different story.As for what @Kevin Sobilo said, perhaps he's right that they could request a court order to foreclose on SCRA protected person, but it's been almost 3 years and they haven't done that either.

I went there to drop off something for a person working there and, stopped in my tracks! 

Happy to be here & learn

., I always found that the steepest part of my learning curve as I transitioned from SFR to STR to Commercial land development and MF (all using 1031 exchanges) was learning what "didn't translate" from the prior type. 

As I am currently learning about real estate investment, a client of mine told me about this sentinel opportunity fund.

It's great that you are trying to learn more about something that piques your interest.

Is an IRS agent going to personally come in to inspect the countertops?

Good question - I've never been to this city or met the seller in-person, so it's an interesting story!