I guess the myth among the homeowners nowadays is : screw the mortgage payment and repo ur crib on the sheriff sale. oh well ...

Both as individuals and as professionals.And that, to conclude, is exactly what I hope to learn from participating in the community at BP: how to perform every step of the process as if we were a professionals ourselves (or how to locate the very best professionals among the large pool of available talent to collaborate with) so that our already thin budget can go as far as possible.

I'm told the volcanoes are beautiful, and the snorkeling is among the best in the world.Welcome to BP Rifat.

The cost difference among the top insurers is likely pretty small.Have you already identified a great closing attorney? 

If I had to guess, I'd assume they are worried about being taken advantage of since the reputation of landlords among the general populace is not always good.

@Caleb Edwards, it seems a common theme among the responses is getting clarity about what you are trying to accomplish.

Hi Omi - Among the reasons this may occur are that the property has a lot of deferred maintenance and is not polished enough to sell easily on the MLS and the owner lacks time, money, or both, to get it ready to sell.

After reading many posts here and among the books that I have read, I think I want to go the Buy, Renovate, Hold route on a 4plex to start out, but since I'm currently renting too why not house hack as well.

Cost/SF was $543 and was among the highest of all the comps we pulled which ranged from $470/sf to $588/sf.  

Even among the commercial mortgages, though, there are many different "flavors".