There are a few folks out there encouraging some seasoning. 

Assigning contracts as a legal instrument when necessary is still fine, but not as a business practice.Gonna be interesting to see how it affects the investing community here, but I've been encouraging people to just take the title for the last couple of years knowing this ban was coming.

Without knowing much, I definitely encourage you to explore a lease-to-own option. 

the only way i'd encourage you to invest in one of them though is if you're actually going to put time and effort into visiting and building a team and employing some kind of strategy. 

So I would encourage anyone reading this to take my word or Jessica..

I only hope my own posts recounting what my hyperlocal experiences have been like here in Pittsburgh, the self-styled "Paris of Appalachia," do not in any way encourage people to follow the OP's lead.

I realize you are still looking at a house hack and I would encourage you to focus on that, "since February" is a bit vague (is that inclusive or exclusive of Feb?)

I really appreciate your feedback and encouragement.

With one BP poster I encouraged him to come out to a local meet up and met him in person and he was able to talk much more experienced investors in our group for further advice.

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