I would love to hear a story of someone where they explain how insurance has helped them with their property.I am getting into out of state real estate investing this month and am curious to hear other perspectives.  

I too live in Marin, and feel it is a solid long term market for apprecaition, and utilizing the power of principle reduction.When it comes to refinancing, figure out what the loan costs will be, then divide that buy the monthly savings with the new loan in order to determine how long you have to maintain that loan to break even. 

-Max LTARV is typically 75% -Is a 12-24 Month Interest-only loan with a balloon payment - Minimum credit score is typically 600 -Interest on the Rehab is usually paid per the total drawn amount. 

So I figure, if it makes $400 more per month, I'm looking at 4 year payback on the renovations with the risk of some other repairs down the road, such as furnace.

Hello,Tenant moved out and owe's last 2 months of unpaid rent.

I'd hate for a temporary dip in the quality of the tenant pool to be giving my landlord "spidey sense" false alarms on account of taking an extra month or two to fill a unit.

It may even take a 3-5 years to get cash flow positive but if during that time it is cheaper to own monthly, than pay rent, you are way ahead.  

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on, and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

Is there a defined definintion of occupany that mandates a set amount of days per month that I must sleep under the roof of my primary residence?

I'm trying to analyze my first property and not sure how to set it up to run the number using the calculator tools here. 2 of the units are successful Airbnb short term rentals, and the other two units are month to month rentals to existing tenants.