What we typically do during this time of year on our owner occupied non performing loans is not perform any legal actions between thanksgiving and christmas. 

Thanks,James The only reason you could not keep the HELOC open is if there is something in your original loan documents saying the loan would close once it was not your primary home anymore.

@Drew Sygit my strategy for now is to spend the next 6 months or so learning everything I can about real estate markets, properties, underwriting, financing, landlords, property management, construction, legal, insurance, and anything else that comes across my radar, all the while trying to make connections and build relationships within each of these areas to build a network and gain the confidence to sell lenders and investors on the very best deals I can come up with.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

I'm dealing with a unruly tenant and need to take legal action.Looking for local Issaquah or greater seattle tenant-landlord lawyers.thx.

A "non-refundable deposit" is legally confusing.If they do request a showing, I send them this email:Hi John,Please read this entire email.How about a viewing on X at X pm?

Indeed, the FAIR ordinance is anything but fair to non-corporate landlords, seemingly punished for investing in rental houses to generate income as an alternative to stocks and bonds.A handful of opportunists likely could learn to exploit these new rules, preying on otherwise law-abiding landlords to obtain legalized shake-down payments.

My main complaint is, they appear to aim for your project ROI target by skimming as much money during PM as they legally can.

I'm not sure if you're aware but STRs are not legal in JC unless you the owner live in the building 

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