There is a ton of risk from inaction (regret, unmet goals, lack of fulfillment, less growth, less knowledge).

many I see post on BP about their lack of success raising funding  usually relates back to their idea that they are the prime piece of the puzzle and the investors should be happy with the return they are offering.. this may be true when your grant cardone.. but starting out you have to honor the money no doubt. 

many turn key homes are bought in as is condition.. and then 15 to 40k is put into them to bring them up to turn key condition.. you maybe seeing properties that are in need of full rehab.have to compare apples to apples.

@Martin NealIf it was just them paying a few days late I think it wouldn’t be too bad (assuming they are also paying the late fee), but the lying and lack of communication to me is a bigger issue that would have me looking for a new tenant.

I also think or my impression is that the seller has you by the B@_Ls  :) Because he can smell the lack of confidence ( and people tend to smell that easy.

If this lacks clarity, please excuse, and ask what you need to know.

Obviously there is no true solution to currently to weed out all the bad apples ahead of time.

At that point, find a partner in some capacity who supplies what you lack, and go start knocking down deals.

(But that might just be my lack of experience with them.)

As someone with some free time and good analytical horsepower who lacks a large sum of capital I'm hoping to connect with experienced out-of-state investors to whom I could provide value in exchange for knowledge and experience and potentially some equity in deals.