. :-) just move on and celebrate you’re doing so well as a landlord this is even an issue worth thinking about. 

I have heard people on podcasts say they rent to nurses who never use the house and they barely have to clean - this is not the norm and kind of a weird thing to celebrate - that you rent to people so overworked that they can't use the house they are renting.

Its easy to feel productive and busy in the business by doing showings, attending inspections, celebrating at the closing table - but if you don't focus on meeting new people daily or putting yourself out there daily, it will be more difficult.So long story short, my advice is build a plan that is non-negotiable in your schedule where every day you have "prospecting time". 

If a third party buys at foreclosure they do not get this exemption and owe the entire amount. 

In my opinion, third-party servicing reports provide the transparency needed to avoid due diligence delays.

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When investors rely entirely on third-party property management and vendors, those properties can rarely comfortably absorb normal operating expenses, capital expenditures, vacancy, and other costs associated with real estate ownership.I understand that some people live in markets where local investing simply doesn’t work.

I’ve been analyzing the overhead costs for high-volume wholesaling, and it seems the 'standard' path of paying $5–$10 per motivated seller lead is a major bottleneck for scaling.As a developer, I wanted to see if I could engineer a 'lean' strategy to bypass expensive third-party platforms.

Just celebrated 50 years as real estate investor!  

This is called a tax refund, and it's very American to celebrate this "sudden windfall" and instantly spend it on something foolish.