Debating one over the other is splitting hairs, if you ask me.

These social media stars play on the individual's natural sense of greed while giving lip service to their plans to manage exposure, because they tend to only have the same one or two tricks in their bag as everyone else - refinance & raise rents being pretty much it.

But I do know in order to fairly evaluate these ultra high risk offering the investor needs to (1) wait for the entire projected project period to end and (2) invest across multiple offerings so the natural “failures” and “successes” result on a statically verifiable range.  

Your Natural Hazards Disclosure should have some of this but it is tricky.I think if the equity is there and you can move the money to a better producing asset, I think I would sell.

State Department of Natural resourcesd. 

I had no idea it was like that, and I've spent a ton of time in WNC, so my idea of the Smokies is nature, hiking, rivers, elk, etc. 

It is possible that the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.

Raleigh is a strong market with consistent population and job growth, which makes it a great base for both rentals and flips.Since you’ve already got experience with single-family rentals, transitioning into fix and flips is a natural next step.

.- It's very natural to have imposter syndrome early on, connect with other investors & ask lots of questions like you are already doing and this will build confidence with your first property.As far as systems - we use Zillow Rental Manager to list & screen (with an additional application form).

I got started naturally by renting out my home in Raleigh, NC when I moved to Virginia last year and just recently purchased a duplex in Danville, VA.