Hi, my name is Garrett Durant.

Seasonality is real, plan for it financially and mentally.

Bird Dogging is hard mentally.  

@Dakota Workman It is quite possible that his separation is affecting him mentally.

Some owners operate with a "don't ask, don't tell" mentality. 

This is not something you want to spend your mental capacity on though.

It is really a mental journey; before you can be a real estate investor in the real world, you have to become one in your head.$100/mo is going to buy you a dude in a call center reading script.

This is a very untested area, there are not a lot of court cases to know what is and is not allowed, and nobody wants to be the first.There are so many doctors willing to sign off on a service animal, but it does weed out some.We have used this form with some success:FORM TO REQUEST AN ASSISTANCE ANIMALWe are committed to granting reasonable accommodations when necessary to afford persons with disabilities the equal opportunity to use and enjoy our rental properties.Under the Fair Housing Act, a person with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

Proceed with caution my friend and make sure you are able to mentally let go of control as a limited partner.

The focus on scaling at the moment is solely being driven by the desire to leave the industry that I'm currently in within the next 3-5 years and wanting to have the groundwork done so that my focus after this can be something that I actually enjoy again that isn't as mentally taxing.