@Wei Cho Wait a year or two until your husband is bankable and buy in a neighborhood you feel more comfortable living in. I

Sorry I do not have advice for you but I'm curious why you are saying it's best to rescind the offer before they move in? I

I decided to prepay 6 payments as I knew going in I will be busy and will forget.

But what I'm primarily interested in is buy and hold cash flowing properties.

Many tenants buy stuff to feel better about themselves, both because buying is an act of power when they feel powerless and because there's a deep comfort in having a lot of your stuff around you to help you forget that the house you live in is not yours.

Sometimes, they just see what they can get away with, especially with a property manager who will just blindly cut checks on any invoice that comes in.  I

Hello BiggerPockets community,I currently have my first investment deal under contract (a house hacking triplex), and due to a couple of factors we had to pivot from a basic FHA loan into a 203k loan in order to complete some repairs before we can get in. I

@Jacob Evans Glad someone from the area was able to chime in ! I

NOW, with my finance background i analyze the properties in a way that makes sense to me with that being said IM REALLY INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW PEOPLE VIEW AND ANALYZE a "deal". be as detailed as possible on your analysis and how you go about it, your steps and the reasoning behind it. as i see posts come in i will posts how i go about mine so that you guys can critique and also give me pointers.PS: if you guys have deals in northern and central NJ please let me know were looking to close on the right deal ASAP

The rental market in the med/small city I reside in is strong with a good outlook.