The build to rent or build to sell model is great.

Our model is simple — we find great investor-minded agents in each market and build a meetup community around them.

I also experienced an issue in personal residence where HVAC unit pulls a vacuum while in AC mode, and sucked in sewer gas from condensate line.

.❌ No more Collection Appeals Program❌ No more installment agreement negotiations❌ No more administrative remedies❌ No more Form 12277 lien releasesInstead you get:✅ Compelled depositions under Rule 69✅ Forced financial disclosure✅ Court-ordered payment plans✅ Contempt sanctions (including jail time)✅ Judgment liens that survive death and attach to inherited propertyThe estate goes from "problem solved" to "multi-generational nightmare" in 24 hours.

Most realtors don't survive the first 6 months.

Once the paid off in full metric reached my goal, which it has with my last rental purchase, my idea is to pivot my strategy from acquisition mode to debt paydown mode.

The excess, if any, is generally held for the borrower to claim.So, in most states, when a property goes through the auction, the subordinate liens are wiped out. (22nd mortgages, HELOCS, HOA liens)However, when no auction is held, (you buy the property before the auction occurs) the liens survive and are still owed.

In a market where affordability is increasingly strained, it’s one of the few win-win setups: residents get a clean, stable place to live at a reasonable rate, and owners achieve strong cash flow and faster equity growth.The biggest differentiator between success and stress in this model is management.

Action step: pick one submarket, run five deals a week through a strict buy box, and only pursue what survives your worst‑case sheet.

In both, the early days are all about survival: stretching every dollar, building systems, making mistakes, learning, and repeating.Real estate is no different.