Let the cleaning company use a product like MoldX or any fungicide. 

Never buy any property without physically inspecting it and its neighborhood yourself, AND having it thoroughly inspected by a great inspector who YOU select and pay for.

Reason being - conventional financing is way more favorable compare to FHA when it comes to competing offers.Fannie/Freddie is offering a 5% down conventional loan product on owner occupied small multifamily properties as of Nov 2023.

Stellar, I've been Army for a few years now and the VA loan is the best loan product available to buy a home. 

In my example, you are insured to replace the HIGHER quality product what was in the house before it was damaged.

I finally had to send a message that we were aware of the problem and would resolve it when we were able but that it wasn’t impacting the tenants physical use of the unit.

Somalia has over 40 million livestock and almost zero feed pellet production.

Renting to your mother would make it an investment property and eligible for a 1031 exchange.There is no statutory requirement for income production to make a property eligible for a 1031 exchange.  

(We personally do portfolio and single property loans and will be adding a HELOC product soon!)

@Edward Heavrin: Both options, but at a high enough equity you kind find long term mortgage products that will allow cross collateralization, so you can use those high equity or free and clear assets in lieu of down payment.