It's a repeatable formula, throughout market cycles (can hold for longer time horizon, if need be) - buy assets that need moderate renovation, in growth markets.

The successful ones will understand that under it all, much of real estate is about the ability to listen and communicate.  

A good strong offer and the ability to close is what it takes.[2] And with Pics some people might be more inclined to sell to black family (or some other race) (to "feel" like they are giving them a hand up--illegal too)///look at all of the volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and such--they never come out and swing a hammer for free for me.

We have reason to believe that they are doing this to ALL guests in hopes of there being negative reviews and having it impact our ability to utilize it as a short term rental.

What I would do next if I were you is to speak to some people who invest in both market and ask what their experience as a landlord, property owner, tenant relationships, and growth has been in the last 5 years and figure out what's the best route for you. 

Some of the houses I have looked at through my realtor have decent cash flow, but when I checked out the zip code of the properties on USA.com I see a negative growth rate in those zip codes.

I feel on this building, the price we got it at and the ARV warrants the ability to finish some of the space pre-leasing.If others chime in I might rethink it but for now we will market the first floor as is and finish the second and third.

We both want to grow the business but can’t find a good reason for continuing the LLC (and expanding the portfolio within).

Hi @Kabir Hussain,A mortgage is a loan made to a person or entity that wants to buy real estate, which is guaranteed by the borrower's ability to repay and the property itself (through foreclosure usually).

But some companies do it themselves, and I guess have the ability to make mistakes or do bad things.I would fight this.