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Maintaining that relationship beyond just the lease up process and whenever the tenant has a maintenance issue or lease expiration completely changes the dynamic of the relationship.

It no longer makes sense to buy here.Anyways, we are in the process of liquidating most of our assets here and our plan is to start buying in Indiana.

Quote from @Thu Pham: Hi community, I'm in the process of acquiring my first STR property in Joshua Tree and have met with a co-host that I really liked.

Yes, you should be fine to place a tenant as long as you’ve already submitted your application for the lead certification and are just waiting for it to process.

The property either has to go through the tax sale process, receivership, or some other program (donation, etc.) to have the liens abated. 

Keep it straightforward at first, but know that experience is the best teacher—mistakes are part of the process and will help you learn.For ARV (After Repair Value), start by running comps (comparable sales) on recently sold properties in the area that are similar in size, style, and condition to your planned rehab.

Having one can definitely speed up your process, especially when considering a HELOC or bringing on investors.

Also want to add that she had multiple violations such as having a dog with her while her contract states no pets and she was contacting repair facilities and acting as my agent or pretending to be a property owner and interfering with repair process. 

If it's not in writing then technically its up for grabs, you can fight the broker's split request.