It also has a bunch of really unique benefits/tools for your rental portfolio (Lease Indication Tool, Expense Tracking, Maintenance Requests, Rent Collection, Tenant Communication, etc.) in one central place.

That’s an impressive return, especially in such a short timeframe.

They collect tenant owed fees and management fees on uncollected rent from owner funds, then make no attempt to collect the amounts from the tenant.

I’ve built a series of investing sensitivity models that are a cornerstone of our operating agreement, helping us analyze deals, manage risk, and guide decision-making with disciplined, data-driven assumptions.I joined BiggerPockets to continue learning, share insights, and connect with other investors, builders, and lenders who are focused on thoughtful, long-term investing and operational excellence.Very impressive, but rocket scientists are poor investors. 

For most people it simply means doing the first few houses with an experienced partner.3) A lot of people went to college and spent a lot of money and learned a lot of (irrelevant) things and now have lots of debt and quickly found out their degree didn't impress anyone enough to give them a decent job.

Even if your example has a higher appraisal, you will still struggle to refi out cash because of the rents the property collects.

The 2nd has to be the winning bidder in order to protect the 2nd's interest or if there is a third, the third has to be the successful bidder for the 2nd to collect on it's loan.Your suggested sequence is true for instance, in Sheriff's sales in Arizona, but is not true in Deed of Trust sales in Arizona.

2)  Should the occupancy taxes still be collected? 

I’m collecting real stories from agents to understand what your day actually looks like, beyond the tools and buzzwords.Totally not trying to pitch anything.

A cohesive collection of furnishings.