Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state.

Another big problem we encounter more often than not is when they're swearing on Jesus Mary Joseph and everyone else they are deposit ready, then having some reason why they can't pay the deposit;  or trying to do half of it now and of course the other half never materializes.

In addition to what Michael said-if you do go ahead with purchasing it, write in the offer that they can not rent out the vacant half, deposit from the occupied side is transferred to you at closing along with prorated rent and get a copy of the lease that has been verified.

Estimate is excess 1.5K for claiming half the walls and ceiling in the home need to be repainted, every door in the house needs to be cleaned, and other random items.

If you want, I'd love to schedule a call with you to go over the app I use to do background checks, as well as house rules that I've created for my house hack in the last year and a half.

Then they can "apply" later for this unit after they changed their mind.Maybe you could draw up a separate contract that says in exchange for modifications to the unit, tenants have agreed to cover half the costs at $300/month for 7 years. 

If you sell for $200k, then you need to buy as much as $200k and at least as much cash you get from the deal (I think i got the latter half right).  

Try not to buy in a HOA subdivision.I am in an HOA but half of us are on Vrbo so not too much risk here.

“Sometimes” you can pay the amount you’re behind from last year and then the payment would only go up half as much.

Today, we are at less than half that, 1 million.