My initial interest in out-of-state investing stems from the high cost of multifamily properties in New York and the state’s renter-friendly laws.

The time allotted on the initial contract was ample time for the buyer to close.

It shouldn’t take more than five minutes to do an initial underwriting.

As much as I'd love to rehab the properties to boost the ARV (which was the initial goal), funds are tight right now to do that so as-is is the way for me to go.Absolutely.

I'd be able to put 20% down on each and have money left over for some repairs/updates.It seems like I'd initially take on more stress, less initial return but the long term scalability seems great.  

I work with Steadily as an independent insurance agent and haven't had issues.Did you e-sign your initial application?  

The replacement shelves were ordered individually, I was charged the initial inspection fee to tell me the shelves were missing, the cost of the shelves plus markup by the PM, and $67 an hour to "install" the shelves. 

Security systems are easily outsmarted, that’s the point of the initial visit, to case the joint. 

The more cash you put into a property initially the more cash flow you get.

There are many reasons that adding a single ADU in southern CA is a less than ideal RE investment (i will post a list at the end) but the negative initial equity is a primary reason as the initial negative equity position consumes the initial cash flow and can take many years to recover.As for converting your home to a rental….