Better screening is the easiest way to avoid the problem in the first place, and the problem isn't just eviction.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

They tend to avoid properties that need renovations.

Residential loans where borrowers do not need money but want the money (ie. they could have paid cash but want to have some leverage).AVOID:1.

(Anything that isn’t your primwry first is only tax free on a pro-rated basis.)I don’t know how you could swing it but…If they gifted you the kand they would avoid their capital gains tax.

I also want to avoid the trap of thinking that things are a good deal because I’m comparing to the Bay Area (which makes nearly everything a good deal) ;-)

That way, they get steady income, and you avoid a big down payment.

Then you'd be in the interest only payments with a balloon, which you are trying to avoid. 

Are you agent yourself and what makes you say that you'll avoid buying a home under 1000 sqaure feet again? 

@Johnny McKeonI'm not a CPA but my experience says, yes, you probably can.To avoid confusion it is helpful to separate out the concepts.REPS - Roughly, the requirements are minimum 750 hours active in real estate and those hours must exceed any hours in a non-real estate job.