I'll never make another call to the loss mitigation dept of a bank and I'll never FAX the short sale packet for the 3rd time because they still don't show it in the system.Let's just say I don't believe the best and the brightest wind up in the short sale dept of the bank.

I'm curious though, what strategies are people using to mitigate risks associated with some of the different financing options (HELOC's, refinancing, etc)? 

heres how to mitigate the problem : request a second walk through tour with the realtor and explain it will take about an hour and your brIngIng a friend .

The idea is to be frugal, mitigate your debt exposure while developing the necessary social and intellectual capital to propel you forward in life. 

I could install a WiFi system and lock the control box, so only I can control it from my phone (so that tenants will have no choice but to water the lawn) but I could see tenants getting upset due to high water bills.This is solely about mitigating foundation issues for me, not about keeping a nice looking lawn.

If you intend to occupy the larger unit and make that the reason for eviction, you may mitigate some of those issues. 

Available lines of credit and a steady stream of extra money from your w2 job can’t mitigate that risk .

Many buy-and-hold investors want to qualify their own tenants as part of risk mitigation. 

I'm seeing a lot of videos where investors are growing from 1 rental to 100 rentals overtime, but still can't figure out how these investors are mitigating the risk while growing so rapidly?

Landlord shall make good faith effort to mitigate damages."