Whether forced appreciation through doing a live-in-flip, ADU, and potentially solar along with equity is enough to eclipse a potential collapse/stagnation in the Oahu market- that's the big sticking point, and all of my musings come back to your premise: is the cash flow there and is the potential for appreciation and equity worth the "uncompensated risk?"

That's a pretty decent grading job to slope it so it doesn't keep collapsing on you.Allen

Any building with steps or balconies over 6' will need a structural pest inspector or contractor to inspect. http://www.ktvu.com/news/gov-brown-signs-balcony-inspection-law-following-deadly-berkeley-collapse

@Jeremy H.The ploy by the CA legislators that @Ashish Acharya described will probably collapse if the IRS challenges it - either with a blanket decision or via individual audits.I've represented clients against the IRS for 20 years, and I would take a case like this, but I'd estimate my chances of prevailing as less than 50%.Frankly, I expect this specific tactic to be explicitly prohibited before it's time to prepare 2018 tax returns.

That should cover any collapsed sewer lines type disasters and buy time until the next month of rent comes in to cushion your reserves a little.But that is what is want in my business account.

A local bank is best served for “A” borrowers who know where they stand and are willing to wait a little longer to close.Mortgage Brokers.Many fingers were pointed at mortgage brokers when the market collapsed.

They miss that the main water line has collapsed and so has the sewer line or leach field or septic tank, because the water is off. 

Just resumed payments or collapsed because they lost it all in Houston. 

I know back in previous housing collapses banks were giving away houses with zero down to get them off their books, but that's not the environment we are in today … especially not in the Raleigh area. 

The 2008 housing collapse --- CountryWide Financial (aka.