I did an internship in accounting the summer before my senior year and really, really hated it, so I was completely lost when I graduated.

Sadly, it became clear that corruption was involved, and I lost everything.

I lost my job in July.

I lost those connections.

he lost a lot of leverage because he was in DD for his new property that he needed the money from this deal for.

It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you while investing remotely.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

From February 2024 to now, I have lost $15,000 in rental income.

We're talking billions of lost commissions due to just nothaving systems in place.It is a Customer Relationship Manager for a reason.

If your goal is to recycle cash quickly, they can work but expect higher management/turnover risk.Personally I've done 10 BRRRRs in what I'd call a C area but the low barrier to entry, high rent to price ratio, reliable lending, and working with the right property management team has turned it into a pretty scalable process for me. 

If they can show their personal portfolio and how they and team are hands on at rehab and management over that time with high margins and conservative debt to value.