Also, you can get a HELOC on your primary residence and use the proceeds to purchase investment properties as well.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

A self-directed IRA or 401k can be a great vehicle for loaning money to others without getting hit with taxes on the interest income.

The big fish has local market presence from years of being in the business but no one else is doing anything on socials.

Most of our out of state investors in Pittsburgh find success depending on their expectations.

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Insurance typically covers only the directly damaged area, not undamaged flooring, even if it's continuous.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

My GUESS is these homeowners have been tricked/screwed in to signing a long term power purchase agreement, often with no buy out provision.

It doesn't add layers of physical damage coverage or cover things that wouldn't otherwise be covered.