Hey SethMy tenant finally showed up for one of our court dates and told me he felt I was strong arming him into paying the rent.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookTo find out about an area go to IREM.org search for ARM certified property managers.

There are also some that have an arms length disclosure, that will not allow the listing or selling agent to be the purchaser.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookGo to IREM.org search for ARM certified property managers.

  - Yes you can do that I've had investors do that before and there are no seasoning time frames for rate and term refinances or for the loan on titleOr you can find a portfolio lender locally to do a cash out refinance usually up to 65-70% LTV on an ARM as portfolio lenders usually do not offer 30 year fixed loans atleast not with out steep premiums to be paid.

I've always had the goal to have my real estate income on my "fix and holds" provide enough TOTALLY PASSIVE income for me to not wake up before 11AM and always be able to wear flip flops, from anywhere in the world :) More recently, I read some of Ali's blog posts, and it's a much more explicit and targeted form of something that has been less explicit in my own goals, investments, and work flow..For now, I've been outsourcing whatever I can.

Original purchase transaction was an arms-length transaction.

In addition, He disconnected a smoke detector in another tenants unit when the lease explicitly states that is forbidden.

I don't see that the escrow money is non-refundable but I guess it is not explicitly refundable.If you are a retail buyer, you want to be able to perform a full inspection, not just termites, etc, and you want to be able to get out of the agreement with your ernest money if the seller declines to remedy any significant issues.That said, it has been a long time since I bought a house and the purchase agreement was contingent on an inspection.

Deals are also drying up here as well.As far as the ARM goes, I am a fan of them.