We have about 22 full-time W2 employees in the office, approximately 40 traveling construction folks -- and managers and maintenance W2 employees at each community we own and operate.

This reminds me of a police officer  pulling somebody over without reasonable cause and asking to search their vehicle and if the person does not consent, they’re saying you must have something to hide.

So, they could potentially buy another house later on.

The loan officer didn't care about the LLC, just said there would be additional papers to sign.

You can also get a "gift" from a relative or join a program (ask the mortgage officer) on if there is a gift program you can join - similar to a scholarship. 

Tools like this helped us determine that retiring in the Memphis Metro area was good for us and has helped form our investing strategy, mainly SFR and some commercial spaces (flex, studios, small office).

Buy a house to flip. 

One example would be the office sector being hit hard with defaults.

I generally agree that buying SFH as first investment is an easy way to test the waters; however, if you’re set on REI I suggest buying a duplex or quad.

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