My brother lives in PBG so I'd have reliable eyes and ears in the area to make daily checkins to make certain that all goes according to plan.3.

Looking for any reliable contractors: Hvac, electrical, plumber for flip.Thank BP

You spend  a lot of energy explaining everything to them and they definitely get it. and they are definitely going to do this. 2 weeks later they call you up, knowing you have money and ask you to loan them 300 bucks to make ends meet.

That's not going to change your life so why put energy into it?

If you're not accredited, buying a smaller apartment building out of state and using a professional property manager would help build a reliable income stream for you and put your capital to work.

I think it would be a reliable income through a recession.

Sounds like he will soon start to drain you of your energy and motivation and kill your spirit that you have for your career, don't let that happen!

We worked with Jessica Woldanga from reliable realty as our agent in this deal.

At least then you can get a better price for the time and energy you would spend on existing home issues.  

I'm also looking for a reliable contractor who could perform rehabs for newly acquired properties.