It’s expensive and time consuming to collect or foreclose—especially if you can adroitly throw wrenches in everything.Once you’ve done that you go negotiate.

A house that makes an idea rental is often different than ones that makes the ideal forever home.

While the numbers check out great, it sucked, was stressful, consumed a giant pile of cash (cost about $15k more than we expected), and I asked myself about 38 times why the he!!

I have MLO and am registered but Not currently active but I keep up on CE each year so I can activate if I need to.. the main issue for me as an independent is the NMLS mortgage call report is so darn time consuming and intrusive..

However, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting took forever, to do the reviews,  comments and approval. 

It is essentially the same as a LTR lease with less time.I would say you provide starter supplies of consumables and cleaning only happens after they leave.

I started beginning of February here and now have 6 deals closed with buyers for a net of 73k profit coming in, but these deals are taking FOREVER to close.

More time consuming, but then no problems down the road.

But it's difficult and time consuming, and despite David Greene's book, I do think it's difficult for a brand new investor to BRRRR in Ohio or Alabama from California =)

So going in person would be too expensive and time-consuming.