The more I reflect back on it and knowing that he's a type A go-getter, I think when I said we were interested in investing he went ahead and just threw us in that bucket.As far as not closing any deals with him, we had only secured him as our agent because we were looking for a rental property for ourselves.

Just a heads up 

I grew up in construction and learned from my Dad: "never let a contractor get a nickel ahead of you." 

You might want to try calling these local municipal offices beforehand And talk to a helpful civil servant by phone in advance to make the most of your visit and minimize the amount of time you spend in person during this pandemic bc govt offices are incredibly backed up and stretched super thin right now. 

We are also not doing fellow landlords any favors going forward, many of us probably wish we had gotten a heads up from a credit report from a repeat offender however I worry tenants are being conditioned to cash for keys since it is simpler and often cheaper for us. 

I ran the numbers, and I should come out ahead versus the market if I were to use that money to invest in the stock market. 

They should respect you from the start or it's a rough road ahead.

Hi I will be moving to the Charlotte area in about 9 months but visit about once a month now.  

One of the first calls to action in the book The House Hacking Strategy by Craig Curelop is to find a lender. I don’t think I’ll be ready to purchase for another 10-12 months. Would I be wasting my time ( and lender’s...

Visit there in July and your brain may go into overdrive trying to figure out how you can move there.