Wouldn't repeated drilling of lag bolts eventually affect structural integrity of the stud (particular at different locations)?

Now back to your response, doesn't it (tax bill) come due eventually?

Focusing on building a good team with local experts, invest in a single-family home to get my foot in the door, and then using the remaining amount to start the BRRRR strategy and eventually expand my portfolio. 

Hey BP, I have seen some people have been asked to give a down payment just to apply for a loan (in the last conversation I had , it was with an investor who needed a commercial loan) How common is this and why is that even asked before the loan has been given, would it apply to the balance eventually? 

Research is slow -- turns out the owner of record has been dead for 20 years -- but I eventually identify 5 people I think might have reasonable claim to the lot (if they hadn't stopped paying the property taxes 8 years earlier) - four grandchildren, and the estate executor of the only son who survived the owner of record. 

Eventually I will invest in cash flowing properties out of state.I'm looking for tips and advice on being a land lord such as maintenance, rent collection, taxes/accounting, legal, and things you wish you would/wouldn't have done starting out.

Our long-term plan involves eventually vacating our current residence to rent out both units.

With interest rates as high as they are the cash flow is is going to be minimal in most appreciation markets, for now, they will eventually go down, eventually.

With patience, they will eventually have positive cash flow and historically the appreciation whoops the cash flow.  

Right now we're working on learning as much as we can and growing our network so we're ready to jump when the right opportunity comes along.We're most interested in long-term and small multi-family rentals and eventually would like to explore short-term rentals.