Start early, raise that equity well in advance, and make sure all those forms and verifications are filled out correctly.

There could be a million reasons as to why you didn’t achieve that goal, but course correct and get it next year!

The only correct advice is, "Go talk to a professional."

If Im understanding correctly, youre buying the home from your mom who will take a first position lien on the property in exchange for carrying the $100k of the purchase price on a private note.

However (to go into detail requires a separate post), that's not quite the correct course either.

Keeping insurance and ownership in mind, what is the correct day to start the lease?

Very few people operate their LLC correctly and therfore this just gives them a flase sense of security.Moving into a LLC can also trigger the due on sale clause.

@Daniel Tanasa   Unfortunately that is not correct when it comes to mortgage debt.

The Tampa Bay area can really be the best of both worlds in terms of appreciation and cash flow, as long as you execute correctly.

I believe you are correct.