However, the potential long-term rent is about the same as our mortgage, meaning we’d lose money when factoring in repairs and maintenance.3.

She may need to file a gift tax return for the $31,000 gift depending on other factors. 

The other motivating factor here (for me) is that I want to move my mom into one of the units so she's close by.

Our hypothesis was that by having the highest-reviewed properties, everything in the business would become easier.Paid Cleaners Well: Cleanliness was the biggest factor impacting reviews, so we decided not to take any chances.

If you have multiple properties where you can do this, you can finance a very nice lifestyle and still retain the underlying assets.Just curious the groups' thoughts on this?

The only paperwork I have with this is the paperwork from our closing showing this.Renovation Costs: Since my grandmother paid for both the purchase and the renovations, how would this factor into a partition action or any buyout?

I think most of the gun rights debate is centered on a fear factor.

Most investors will also take into consideration risk, time invested, control over the asset, the ability to do a cash-out refinance, and other factors.

I’ve been investing in the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years, with around 30 rentals myself, and it’s always inspiring to see folks like you diving in with such focus on cash flow.It’s amazing how buy & hold can really shift your lifestyle—I actually started out similar to you and eventually left my day job to focus on real estate full-time.

I feel like NY has the appreciation factor locked down.