I've been following this site/podcast for quite some time.

I’m certainly following here.

Nobody in my circle has followed my path of real estate.My fiancé and I have been together 8 years now before I even started, and she could care less.This endeavor takes partners and teammates, but you want people to GROW WITH, not DRAG ALONG.

They are all in stable neighborhoods composed of primary owner/occupiers in markets with strong 30 year population + job growth forecasts.Sources of risk come from a variety of sources, starting with (1) the market, (2) the property and location, (3) price you pay, (4) management strategy, (5) rental rate you set, (6) rehab budget, (7) service provided to your tenants and how strict you are with them, (8) your ability to attract and retain high quality brokers, leasing agents, inspectors, handyman/contractors/agents, etc, etc., (9) level of investment experience you have, (10) familiarity of the market, etc.As an investor, one of my primary responsibilities is risk management... my ability to fully understand all of the risks that I am taking and put processes/structures in place to minimize or control these risks.And if you are a successful risk manager, i have found that in REI you are able to mitigate the downside and generate returns that ARE NOT commensurate with the risks you are taking and do so by providing a triple win to your investors, your tenants, and yourself!

We are still deciding on if we will rent long term or follow a short-term vacation rental business model.

They will be able to tell you the rent increase procedure that they require you follow.

@John West Definitely keep in touch with the owner and follow up regularly.

I followed @Ian Reeves advice and called Glenn Fallis at AHI.

I have a very strict plan and have been working 3 jobs and started 2 business (side hustles) to pay that off and get my credit up.

My question - do I need to follow all the rules that come with the SEC/Syndication or if because it’s essentially a personal loan or hard money do I not have to?