Kristin Hairapetian,I noticed that you want to get a 15 year mortgage.I would recommend that you try and get a 30 year mortgage.The payments are lower, and that will help you build up a reserve for repairs, vacancies, etc.It is recommended that you have at least 6 months of payments in a savings account.You can always pay more towards the 30 year loan.If your going to become a Landlord, I suggest that you spend some time in this forum: Landlord and Rental Property Questions.In that forum, I suggest that you read the first 4 "stickies."

Basically if your ira took the entire loss then maybe it could flyThis would seem to be way to sticky and raise a lot of red flags.

So, you are only proposing to transfer functions / costs to attorneys and creating a business area for them.Its a "sticky" argument. 

I have a property in Houston Tx 77005 that is in reasonably good shape but would like to update before I refinance it.I am not sure which updates would drive better incremental value so I am looking for advice on contacts who may be able to help with this.Would anyone have a contact who can assist - ideally an appraiser or a RE agent who is very familiar with the 77005 area (close to Rice University).Regards

My husband and I have less than 2 weeks before the financing deadline to get a lease agreement in place in the half of the duplex we live in right now, but I don't want to make ourselves stuck in a sticky situation if closing doesn't happen on the new place. 

@Lynae Mamey That can get sticky if there’s no HOA.

It can get sticky if not done right. 

Lastly the very popular fly ways for Ducks and Geese now some of those can do really well Google the Butte sink. some of those duck clubs charge 50 to 100k to belong.. so not sure who owns them.. but you can get hunting rights from the rice farmers for 1k or so per can per season.. again just added revenue the real money is in the farming of the cropsThats the little i know about it all..

@Cody Rice the real estate market here has remained strong through 2020.

Even there I think the rice relative to rents is high compared to SFHs.