The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

Securing a good lender can greatly accelerate your real estate investing journey.

I would look FAR AND WIDE for someone to do an investment property HELOC -OR- go to a bunch of banks and CUs (including who you bank with now) to find someone to provide an unsecured (or secured if you have other collateral) LOC to get rid of the high int debt.

Over the last year, I've developed a passion for real estate and want to be able to use it to generate income and secure financial freedom in the long run.

I've managed to secure the loan for the new house without having to sell the old house first.

The solution was to pre-lease the unit your living in collect security deposit in first months rent.

But I also understand some people don’t really care about the cash flow as much as the security of not having to worry about a vacancy or whatever.

Securing quotes for properties in flood zones can be challenging and time-consuming (especially if vacant), so it’s unlikely you could have done it quickly.

It probably would have cost me about $10k more, but I would have still been able to secure the property.

They find properties and approach Sellers and secure a price, then they seek out an end Buyer (you) and sell it to you at a higher price.