@Chris Mason,Id love to hear how the mangled schedule E prevented getting a new mortgage!

Outside of the work you already paid for not being completed, is anything else preventing you from firing this contractor?

Its always easier to prevent a problem than solve one .

., "Investment A" made from the Traditional IRA account, and "Investment B" made from the Roth IRA account), having separate LLCs might prevent one of the accounts from being distributed in the event that the other account engaged in a prohibited transaction.

I'd make sure to add something to prevent a repeat of water damage.

What are some best practices/protections re cooperation agreements to prevent tenant poaching among multiple residential and commercial developers on one development site?

What recourse do I have against him and is there any language I can add to my lease agreement to prevent this in the future?

To prevent injury, squatters, and theft of any functional appliances or copper pipes, screw plywood over each open window and door.

First it’s something I need to learn anyway so I can generate accurate rehab costs on my projects which will prevent me from getting screwed over by other contractors in the future when I don’t have time to rehab my own houses and secondly I can partner with another investor that has cash and we can split the profits.

That prevents them from just cancelling the check.