This is what can give “flippers” a bad reputation.After developing a friendship with the previous owner, both Brandon (my partner) and I, decided we wanted to redeem this property as our first project, from a major eye sore to a tremendous blessing to the next owner or renter.

Friendships fall by the wayside on bad deals.

I built a friendship with the seller.

Even though attending the event may not line up with your investing timeline, the friendships you can make there will last forever.

It keeps the business business and friendships a friendship. 

Lots of networking, will always learn something new and create great friendships!

Was basically paying the tenants to live there because he was scared to lose the tenants and ruin the friendships.

If you want to ruin a friendship, blow up the family, or make Thanksgiving all about how Andrew lost someone's money, do what you were intending to do, but I would definitely not.

Any time you cross the lines between business and friendship, a large percentage of renters will try to take advantage of you.

I want to learn as much as I possibly can and create friendships along the way.