Do not use American Money Loan Services or Tom Vanderlaan.  

If you're looking to invest your hard-earned money, I'd also encourage you to actually drive through the areas designated as the STR zone.

If I want to make more money then I need to go figure out how to make more money. 

You risk going over and then you are no further ahead if you sell.If you do renos and rent it for $300-400 a month more, it will take you more than 5 years to get the reno money back.

It is a very secure investment, and it is almost impossible to lose money on this deal.

You can also send payments to credit card whenever you have spare money.

The premise of the time value of money struck me: "Money in hand today has earning potential, and we can turn money today into more money tomorrow by investing it."

The end goal is to have a piece of land with multiple houses: one for my growing family but also a home for my mother in law.My mother in law has agreed to foot the money on a new property/land up front and when ready we can buy land from her to build/develop etc. 

I imagine you’re right about the eviction and at the end of the day it will cost me some money, but at least I’ll learn the process and how to better screen tenants (I inherited this one).If you ever get up to Boston let me know.  

Its only good for tax purposes if its still a wise investments and you do not lose money on it.