I have seen plenty of videos talking about it but of course have no idea if these are legitimate methods as I have never rehabbed a house and therefore have no clue if these values are anywhere near correct.

If you're legitimately trying to buy an investment property their shouldn't be an issue with you living in an apartment.

Trustees are paid a small fee per case I believe and then a percentage of what they collect so the amount of work for a $500 or $2000 deposit when legitimately owed to the landlord is not something most Trustees are going to pursue.

This will not only let you sleep well at night but also enable you to properly manage the investment I.E. repairs, replacement, etc when needed.

Kastle’s Remote Video Guarding enables this by employing AI-enabled video surveillance to trigger live response from a remote Video Operations Center, proactively supporting onsite staff as needed to ward off threats with faster response than guards at less expense.You might be surprised where trouble pops up.

The title is dramatic, but I do wonder if your typical mom-and-pop that's just starting out is going to be able to build a legitimate (cashflowing) rental portfolio in the current market with large institutional buyers snapping up everything in sight with cash at higher prices than ever.The 1% rule is all but gone where I'm looking.

I just had my 1st LLC filing sent to state, one reason being for liability purposes and another reason is because I thought having a company name would help me to appear more legitimate to a home owner/person I’m trying to do business with. 

In all honesty most condos and communities are already hip to the game of the STR investor and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find those legitimate opportunities that are allowed by the building's HOA.

For an LP to be filed, and be legitimate, there has to be an underlying law suit filed.

I think it's important that spouses are aligned when it comes to real estate investing, and I think you both probably have legitimate points to make on either side, and maybe you can agree to meet in the middle somewhere.My 2 cents, if the previous landlord raised rents 3-5% with this same tenant each year, then the expectation has been set and you likely won't have an issue continuing that trend.