Quote from @Benjamin Weinhart: I personally think that a lot more happens on the tariff side of things than actual income tax law.

Are there local hard money lenders that will actually talk to you or is it pretty hard to get a real person on the phone?

I started with two house-hacks in Utah actually then moved here to the Tampa Bay market and continued house-hacking. 

That's actually a great aspect of real estate, if things don't go as planned, wait it out!

If you actually have a triplex rather than a duplex that could impact insurance eligibility and pricing but it doesn't sound like that's the case.Along those lines, you just have to make sure sub-leasing is OK with your insurance.

I actually already started two new habitats before the end of the year.1. 

You verify the lender actually owns the loan and does not have any leverage elsewhere on it.3.

I was actually just interviewed by Fox because of Craigslist scams.

I just won a bid and I'm refusing to pay them until they give me legal property description and of course it was Lot number 25 in there auction not the actual lot in Cherokee Village for example so I'll be making some calls tomorrow.If these guys are selling it…..you don’t want it.

Were you able to actually collect on the judgement against him?