Several layers of disaster noted in your investing plan1. using a wholesaler 2. unknown closing method 3. you didn't look up his license and complaint boards 4. you allowed contractor to cut corners and cheat  to save a dime 5. you didn't listen to your gut. 6. you issued checks before you verified work completed in workmanlike manner and didn't comb through the bills.......Learn from this.

You should always aim for 5 star reviews and that often requires responding to guests in a timely manner, reaching out to see if they are enjoying their stay, addressing any small issues that may arise.

Unless you have some highly compelling and intricately thought out answer, I would really suggest looking here in your "home town", so to speak, of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market, everyone is absolutly killing it here right now...

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

I beleive you could even structure the C-Corporation in a manner that it could be owned by your IRA making a dividend less troublesome.Just wondering about your thoughts.

But the applications come back a hard no. if I find a rent by owner apartment, I can win them over meeting in person, my kids are teenagers but respectful and well mannered, and can get approved but because they’ve all been so screwed during covid it has a bad tenant before you, the security deposits are outrageous.

You may pay your GC to handle this first flip for you and your margins may not be near what you expected, but if you pay attention to the work that is done and the manner in which it’s done, it could be a college education on flipping for you.

Be sure to make it compelling because AMCs typically only allow 1 dispute per order

If you get stuck and can't pay off your Margin line, then just sell off a few assets (in a tax efficient manner) to cover the loan. 

Both financially and tenant-wise.For me the issue I am wrestling with is scaling up in the most time/cost efficient manner.