Well, once I started the process of buying I was quickly introduced to the importance of title insurance.

However, if you're running your numbers then you'll want to make sure that you're including all the interested paid for the money borrowed from your HELOC as well as the carrying costs including utilities, insurance and property taxes.

It’s easy to find tenants, population/jobs are increasing, and property taxes/insurance aren’t skyrocketing. 

Some strategies to lessen the negative cash flow are: house hack and rent out the other unit as a mid-term rental (to traveling professionals or for people temporarily displaced because of insurance reasons like fire) or short-term rental (business or vacation).

Yes, this creates problems for title companies and title insurers to resolve. 

#s: value: $440k each, total debt: $310k each (incl. arrears), prop taxes/mo: $500, insurance/mo: $25, common charges/mo: $380, rents/mo: $2700 & $2250Pls feel free w/ any solutions / input / ideas.TxDave

Because I’m unable to obtain an insured title for two years, I did not plan to invest in this property until then for risk of losing my investment.

Our insurance policy for the project alone was well over $100k. 

Generally when I talk to my customers looking to buy a property each year FHA usually gets in the way with one or more of its overlays and restrictions.

They offer interest-only loans, don't charge for appraisals unless the deal actually closes, and have great customer service (they actually close on time unlike some of the lenders my clients have chosen against my advice over the years who ask for my time for underwriting the day before closing).