@Greta Andrews Dave Ramsey a nationally respected financial expert , best selling author, and financial advisor calls whole life( cash value) insurance a con job orchestrated on novice investors by “ enthusiastic ignoramuses” masquerading as financial advisors.Borrowing money from yourself and paying interest on your own money is a non common sense approach to investing. 

Petersburg, and Charlotte also offer affordable housing, excellent public amenities, and family-friendly areas.

It was definitely his fault, but I have to own up that my due diligence was pretty non existent.I should have flown down and inspected the deal, and his other deals.

Fill in the blanks, check a box or two, and send it off.TransUnion is one of the best screenings out there, but most criminal records and evictions are not public record and won't show on a background check.

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But city governments, schools, public libraries and first responders could face major budget shortfalls."

I would strongly encourage getting one with good internet, as a bunch of the tech crowd from Atlanta will rent it out in order to work remote.

Looks like they are a public company so there should be plenty of historical information online about them.Penn Capital Short Duration High Income Fund | penncapital

For accurate info on the property, you have to sort through public records straight from the auditors page and every county's page is different. 

@Matthew L HearnHi Matthew,The tenants are not in the way if they have a signed lease, and you do have to honor the lease once you take over the property.Once the tenant's lease expires, you can always send a letter of non renewal so that they will vacate the unit once the lease expires.Make sure you read the leases carefully and the expiration dateGino