************************************"As home prices climbed, the Federal Housing Administration insured more loans to financially stretched borrowers with as little as 3.5% down.

I love that you are thinking through your options and making sure you are making the smartest financial move.

If you allow him to live there without being financially responsible, you will tacitly yield tenants' rights to him, but without any obligation on his part.  

We've worked through most of the financial aspects, built in buffers, and taken a cautious approach.One key priority is setting up checks and balances to reduce the risk of fraud, especially when it comes to handling funds.

Hello @Chris Atkins,To achieve and maintain financial independence, only invest in cities that meet the following requirements.Significant and Sustained Population Growth: Rental rates follow the basic principle of supply and demand.

It will be a great future epsiode of American Greed.  

This allowed BJ & Traci to focus solely on the project without the burden of financial strain.

In this response, I will outline the process of selecting an investment city based on financial goals.Financial independenceFinancial independence goes beyond reaching a specific dollar amount, like replicating your current income.

But making a sub optimal financial decision or even worse a bad lifestyle decision to simply avoid paying taxes is completely self destructive. 

.: I want to preface I am not a financial advisor, CPA, tax advisor, etc.