Great post, Mark — this hits home.I’ve seen the same issue catch investors off guard, especially those relying on generic CPAs who don’t understand the unique tax mechanics of real estate.

The strongest deal flow tends to come from consistent communication with a small circle of flippers, probate attorneys, and wholesalers who know you’ll actually fund.Challenges: Regulatory creep and borrower expectations.

I continued to follow up with the tenant asking her if the issue persisted and she emailed me to let me know that there were no more issues at the property.

STRs can be lucrative, but they’re essentially running a small hospitality business - higher operating costs, more management, and more regulatory hoops.Long-term rentals, on the other hand, give you steady, predictable cash flow with less day-to-day hassle.

I am dealing with similar issue that is significantly worse than this one.

I called our IT department and these issues have been fixed

@Brian Berry Issues like this are why many investors should have a PMC.People don't qualify for an S8 voucher by making good decisions and we see many do stupid things like this that cause them to lose their voucher.Here are your options:1) Assume the issues are not really important to the tenant and hope no further damage happens to the property.2) If tenant doesn't respond to SMS, send someone to doorknock and inquire if tenant still needs maintenance. - Would be a great opportunity for that person to ask the tenant to show them the issues and TAKE A VIDEO  of the issue plus the property condition and evidence of pets.

I recently had a property with a sewer line issue despite getting a good scope during inspection.

Every landlord eventually runs into the issue of late rent payments.

It frustrated me so much after trying to get a quote on my own home and it took an hour to get to where they said sorry we are not issuing policies iin your area currently that I had a conference call with the CEO's exec on the issue.