Reality is many bad events/outcomes was done with risk and/or stupidity including poor research.

I am weary of trading my time for money and wish to be more present for my children while building generational wealth.

Brought all parties together and physically helped my friend go through the house to pack up family heirlooms What was the outcome?

Any time you can avoid adding more trade lines to your credit and increasing your DTI its best.

What was the outcome?

@Adriana Siu real estate is a long term hold, not a trade in my opinion.

What was the outcome?

What was the outcome?

Call it a partial or hypothecating or both but that’s another concern.Lastly does each person involved in the trade understand all these surrounding facts?

So learning landlord-tenant law of your state and what rights and responsibilities you have is really key.Knowing what to do and how to correctly escalate a situation gives you more certainty of the outcome and that makes it a lot easier to deal with - as they say, don't take it personal, it's just business.