In digging into the details through public record searches I find out that he has had 3 evictions, several drug convictions, and a violent crime.

If you're just starting out, house hacking a duplex or SFH with an ADU can be a great way to reduce living expenses while building equity. 

Cross-Collateralization – A lender may finance the full $160,000 purchase by using your existing properties as additional security, lowering their risk and possibly reducing your down payment. 5.

Over time, cost of insurance, monthly charges, and surrender fees (which can last 10+ years) reduce how quickly your cash value grows.3.Policy Loan Costs & PerformanceYou’ll still pay interest when borrowing against your policy.

Purchase price: $88,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sale price: $179,900 I got this deal from an agent who was initially going to list it publicly but thought of me first.

However, co-living allows you to acquire properties with as little as 0%-5% down, drastically reducing the amount of cash required.Instead of needing $100K+ to buy a rental, a co-living strategy lets you start with a fraction of the cost while achieving higher returns.3.

I'm now realizing that in the state of South Carolina, the tax rate jumps 2% for rental properties to help fund public schools, a $600/mo cost that I didn't account for when using the calculators in the earlier stages.

Since there are not many ways to reduce taxes retroactively for a previous year, understanding options like these can be particularly valuable at this time of year.

Hi Everyone,I have been doing the rent by the room model for over a year and I haven't quite gotten the knack for maximizing my time and reducing the amount of time that the rooms are vacant. 

Found T&H realty services to be pretty interesting as they provide both buyer brokerage service (to help me find deals) as well as do property management i.e. they are not full turnkey provider necessarily, but reduces some of the hassle for me I guess as an out of state investor.