For example, I often recommend working with vendors who specialize in rental property maintenance or have experience with rental landscaping to keep your property looking great without overspending.Start Small and SmartFocus on buying a property that fits your budget and investing goals.

Over the next 6-12 months, keep building your savings, maintain that strong credit score, and dive into researching your target markets.

As you grow your portfolio, keep an eye out for lenders who offer low down payment options for investors or those that allow leveraging the equity from your existing properties to fund new ones. 

Good luck and keep that mentality of respect towards others situations. 👏 

Adding the ex to the title could trigger gift tax implications, so keeping it simple is best.

I don't foresee any issues but I'll keep you posted.

I'll keep an eye out for that.

Please keep those posts in the Classifieds forum.Need a spreadsheet or form?

They’re requesting what feels like an unreasonable amount of information, and the demands keep escalating.So far, they’ve asked for:A video tour of my home officeCredit checks on me and my partnerCopies of the deeds for every property we ownA copy of my partner’s home lease and utility billsBusiness phone billsA signed letter from the bank verifying our accountsBank statementsHonestly, it feels more like qualifying for a loan than trying to become a customer.

I have recently been keeping my eye on the Madison County area so it is good to hear there are some opportunities there.We are interested in finding properties with potential for ADU so I will definitely reach out to Nita Cook, thanks for the recommendation.