Analyze cash flow, potential vacancy rates, and maintenance costs before making a decision.Secure FinancingTake advantage of owner-occupied loans such as FHA, VA, or conventional loans, which often have lower down payment requirements.

This makes it difficult to commit the kind of fraud that we often see with credit cards, in which people make a purchase and then contact the credit card company to make a chargeback, effectively reversing the transaction.My comments: I'm a consumer.

How often do you peruse the FB Group Metro Detroit Real Estate Investors?

They are often too complicated for tenants to figure out, they have too many ways to fail, and they are often easier to circumvent than a standard key lock.I use Schlage electronic door locks with a simple numeric keypad.

I often get asked home to convert a primary residence into a MTR and wanted to share a few steps:1.

Returns look good on paper but the kind of tenants those homes will attract will eliminate your cash flow.Invest carefully.

My family goes to our STR quite often and we alway have a nice time. 

Often when new investors are excited to scale, especially with limited funds, they start looking into to getting a third on seller finance or sub to, but the first two properties have repairs coming and all you do is add a third property that needs repairs to your portfolio.This - "investing with limited funds (like distressed property flips)" - is an oxymoron.

As an investment property owner, this means less maintenance and fewer unexpected expenses from storm related damage, often resulting in more affordable insurance premiums, less wear & tear on mechanical equipment, roofing materials or exterior surfaces.

If they're vacant I often go peak in the windows.Some like Treasury auctions from IRS, DEA, federal agencies, they'll have open houses for a couple of days before the auction and sometimes the auction is held at or even inside the home.