How much time did he do... if he did 3 years, that's only 2 years out.5 years would make me hesitate, even though he was upfront.If it was 10 years ago, that's another story. 5 years seems somewhat recent if he did time and hasn't had time to accidentally kill someone else by drunk driving again.

Accidentally appeared on Zillow

So the example of putting 20% would avoid PMI.There are other barriers more pressing to your plan though.A lender is not going to let you purchase a primary residence and vest title in the name of an LLC.

Those were accidental investments never intended for that purpose.

Simply pressing your fingers firmly on the baseboard or lightly tapping with the back end of a screwdriver will sometimes cause the wood to "cave in" if termites have been active.

It's out of my main spending account, so I don't have to worry about accidentally spending that money.

Actually people do that accidentally all the time.

As an accidental landlord you will find there are a lot more to expenses then just covering your mortgage payment.

It's a great place to live, but you'll be hard pressed to find a 10% cap even on the bad side of town.

I once told an Austin broker that I was looking for 8+ cap rates on B-C properties and then received a lecture on how I will never find those in Austin.You can find higher Caps in the smaller secondary and tertiary markets, after looking at hundreds of properties you will be hard pressed to find 10-13 Caps.