Although it can be time consuming, I agree with @Jim S. that personally meeting with the applicants is an important part of the screening process. 

I agree with Dave, a 4 family will get you the most bang for your buck, and still allow for you to buy FHA.

Then it is hard to fix the title, grandmas' heirs are...XXX....then the next generation of heirs are...YYY...and now there are 20 people who need to agree to sell the house. 

@Stanley Bronstein Agreed.

Florida employment numbers continue to shine.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-unemployment-october-20181116-story,amp.html

Back to present.She gave me a story on what had happened and I did my best to remind her that we agreed on her consulting me prior to make any decisions.

Agreed with all posts above.

Never to agree to have the buyer pay the CO.

@Don IrelandOwning a duplex that you plan to househack is likely up there in complexity when discussing tax returns.When you acquire the property - you will have acquired an investment property in addition to a personal residence.As such - direct expenses related to the investment property and indirect expenses related to the investment property will be deductible when calculating rental income.I agree with Ashish - that you should open up a separate account that relates to expenses paid for the duplex.

\Looking for any information on tax issues, Capital gains, the pros and cons of investing in another country, and where is a good place to start.The numbers just seem to add up a lot better in the US then in Canada.Thanks in advance "EH"