After the masterclass, I made a decision and chose one way to invest in real estate because I believe that you will be more proficient in one strategy and learn more effectively rather than having to learn a whole bunch of different ones.

This is the most basic level of protection and it is not very effective, but it is still better than nothing.

Any delay or failure in the performance by Landlord hereunder shall be excused if and to the extent caused by the occurrence of any event that is beyond Landlord's control, such as fires/ floods, earthquakes, wars, sabotage, terrorism, vandalism, governmental acts, injunctions, or labor strikes, acts of God and any other occurrences that are unavoidable or unpreventable despite reasonable efforts to prevent, avoid, delay, or mitigate the effects thereof."

As one house is paid off, start paying off the next one, and it will have a snowball effect. 

Or does anyone find that having a 5 or 6 day minimum is also effective?

Usually when you are shopping around for attorneys while also asking if anyone has used legal zoom, that individual is looking for the most cost effective solution.

And no, you can’t charge extra rent or deposit for the ESA, but you can hold the tenant responsible for any damages caused by the animal.If this situation doesn’t sit right, it might be a good idea to explore your options with a lawyer, just to make sure you’re on solid ground.

However, there has been an adverse effect in the Average Days on Market (DOM) for 2+ family residential properties.

I used a lawyer in New York to setup my first NY LLC and a lawyer from California to setup my first CA LLC.

HOWEVER, for most investment property cash out programs you will be capped at 75% loan to value (the delayed financing piece does  not effect this loan to value max).