Total pain. 

Between getting married, a large downsize and moving, family health concerns with several family members, and sailboat racing I have not had the progress I wanted by this point.

Hey guys,I am trying to learn more about hard money lending and I'm stuck on this very low level question that i'm almost embarrassed to ask. Almost.What exactly does "Having a deal" mean?I've been reading/listening a...

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I am in the "don't bother showing it until it's move-in ready" camp because I've found that showing a unit occupied is a pain. 

I've had good luck with PM with my properties so far, but have suffered some other painful lessons in REI, so I feel your pain.I wish you all the best, and hope you property gets cash flowing again soon.

A pain to be sure, but if you're up for it, doable.There can be benefits to this type of development.  

As a free market guy, as most entrepreneurs are, I think it's ridiculous that free trade is restricted in any way, whether it's with real estate short sale purchases, reselling with FHA financing, or health insurance being unable to cross state lines.  

We wanted to be able to live off of one income in case something happened to one of our jobs or health.2) We have a reserve fund close to 6 months of the mortgage.

It will be a big pain in the *** however.