I knew the laws in Mass were weighted greatly in the tenants favor before I turned my old home into a rental, but I didn't realize I could be penalized so severely for mishandling accounts or bookkeeping errors. 

@Josh Chan  Looking at that website: grammar errors, no address. 

Just a rookie here 

ThanksDear Baltimore County Taxpayers:Baltimore County Government has detected system-generated errors in tax bills that will arrive in the next few days.

I also have some good subcontractors now (after much trial and error).

Also remember most sellers in hot markets will chose the closing company IE title and escrow company.. so you don't need that.. if you want an attorney to review docs fine but that's after the fact and also would smack of rookie..

And due to this extreme amount of competition I have seen many new and/or rookie investor get wrapped up in a bidding war for a property where they let their emotions get the best of them and end up paying too much for a property.

Sometimes it's a no-brainer to go 15.As you go along your RE journey and mortgages get paid off, you'll find that little bit of extra cashflow you got by doubling the term of your til death, I mean mortgage, is a rounding error overall.

When I pick up the letter, it is a check for my original investment (no additional 20%), a letter stating the sale was done in error, and a quit claim deed done "on my behalf" by the Thomas County Tax Assessor.  

Hey BP Family, im a rookie here and Im trying to analyze this deal I found and need some of opinions on what my next move should be.