As you mentioned, I don't want to get caught in a situation where I'm forced to sell or LTR and shrink profits or even lose money. 

With rental properties (assuming your using leverage), you receive the benefits of increasing equity (forced savings via mortgage reduction), ability to lend against the asset, tax benefits, depreciation, cash flow, and possible appreciation to name a few. 

But we will make that up with no state tax and every house has air conditioner/ Forced air :)That VA loan is valuable and sounds as tho it's no longer a dream,,, it's happening.

if this person truly has no assets or whatever assets are with Stephanie ( assuming the wife) and your hoping to get paid back  then the operator ends up defrauding more people to try to pay back the original ones and it becomes a big Ponzi also in those cases like Madoff there is crawl back.. people that forced a payoff early can be asked to give the money to the trustee to be shared equally MILLIONS were clawed back in the Madoff case. 

Now that I am in commercial real estate, everything I invest in is giving me forced appreciation.  

I'm not sure if you're bidding on single units or multiunits, but Dallas cap rates are 4.5% for A class up to 5% for C class.

If landlords are forced to accept someone else's check, then I think it should be a complete report so they can compare apples to apples.

Force the HVAC company to get there immediately?

Forced appreciation my be a option if you have the means. #2 Househacking - I personally think this is the best path into investing for new investors in CHS.

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