I don't like stepping in the poop either.

Last week the 14th of january the property i have been living at for 4 years was sold at auction on the court house steps.

A few took me up on it but after training them for a few weeks they would do steps 3 out of 10 and then quit and I wasted my time.

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Do to many missteps from my current PM ranging from leaving the front door of the property open (over night) to sending rent checks to another client the list goes on.To the point, what would be some recommended ways to give PM the boot and what steps should be taken to do so and too avoid legal ramification?

I'm interested in learning what else do I need in order to take that next big step and actually get out there!

If you inherited these properties you should have a stepped up basis wiping out past deferred gains if set up correctly.You could buy apartments or triple net investing.

If I can then awesome, invest something in yourself, and if I can't I promise you will have gotten some great information worth your 2 hours.One final point about the "rookie" comment, we have tried very hard to make sure our education is valuable not just for the rookie investor, but for the investor who is doing 2-6 even 10 deals a year and having trouble stepping it up.  

He also told me that he made more from his rentals than he did from the law firm.He still held the entire portfolio of properties when he passed at age 90, giving the properties to his relatives who continue to keep the properties and run the rentals, living off the income. 30-40 free and clear properties does provide a nice "side" income.The "stepped up basis" provides that the inherited property transfers basis at the value at the date of death, which makes all the capital gains unrealized during the owner's lifetime tax free.This attorney had the same portfolio for maybe 40+ years, he never bought any more property and never sold any of his rental properties.

It also means they can't show it or step foot on a property with a buyer in an agency capacity.