The immigrants are most concerned about their legal status in the country and they won't generally do anything that hinders their status here.Hope this helps.

And if your vacancy rate is that high, it is a ton harder to repair that then simply raising rents and filling units, that is changing a properties demographics which takes a lot of time and hard work as the current demographic hinders the new target one, making it a gradual change.

Typically, an LLC would protect us from a liability perspective but risks to hinder our tax deductions.

Historic Commissions and Home Owners Associations can help or hinder efforts for maintaining, repairing and improving properties.

Here where I am at getting a license can hinder you if you step into flipping/rehabbing.

The only main issues I could see coming up would be ensuring that zoning/other land use policies in the municipality do not hinder your goals. 

I only read the article above, so I might not be properly informed but this is what the article said: "1-- Create a new state misdemeanor crime of willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document. 2-- Allow officers to arrest immigrants unable to show documents proving they're legally in the country. 3-- Ban so-called soft immigration policies at local police agencies and allow people to sue if they feel a government agency has adopted a policy that hinders the enforcement of illegal immigration laws. 4-- Prohibit people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day-labor services on street corners."

Will our options in terms of what we qualify for in terms of a mortgage for our primary residence be hindered by me trying to purchase my first property or (more importantly) owning an investment property?

Thanks Michael SeekerThis $5k will in no way hinder my ability to purchase additional properties.With with all that I have learned in the 8 years since I got this loan. i would never do a loan like this again.

Whether it helps or hinders is based on a whole bunch of other factors.