I'm also glad we live in a country where agents like @Jamie Rose can protect themselves from bears...no initial meeting or ID request can prevent that!

This can prevent two extremes: under pricing below market and over pricing and having an idle asset.I believe this method will provide a proxy rent strong enough to do deal analysis with, particularly in a well diversified portfolio.Let math do the heavy work and massage as necessary for finishes and how fast (or slow) the unit needs to be rented.

It will create a cloud on title preventing the seller from selling or refinancing the property without a release from you.

I am new to the BP forums as well as real estate investing. I have a date set in which I would like to have done my first deal by (first of 2019). Being in this stage is exciting but also somewhat nerve wrecking.

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Tenants can not legally prevent landlord entry when notice is given.

Of course, I've seen people live in an apartment without water, so it might not work if she's ok with living in filth.Amy - this is a 5 unit building a it was 7:30AM so we would’ve prevented everyone else from showering, eating breakfast and going to work. 

In this process she apparently also obtained a land patent via attorneys, which according to them or her will prevent any future seizures by banks or the county, through foreclosure or tax liens(seems suspicious).Real estate attorneys, what are land patents?

Separately, I'm having a lawyer review the contract to help prevent my money from disappearing - that's probably my biggest fear.

So we had to sand the entire thing and stain it a dark color.

Our daughter was able to line up friends as tenants for the fall, but we were still left with a 3 month gap between completion of the renovations and the start of the new school rental year, so to plug the gap and prevent a large cash drain we turned to Airbnb, made possible because we chose to furnish the house.