Gives you double protection if something breaks from a direct booking and triple protection from a guest coming in through an OTA.

A lot of people sleep on properties that have been sitting, but where some profitable opportunities are.That said, I’ve been spending a lot of time working directly with investors and sourcing off-market multifamily deals—ones that never make it to Zillow or Redfin.

From the brief amount of research I have done I think the first action I would take would be in the direction of Househacking. 

In order to get the BLOC funds deposited for me to access they require me to send $10k for fees to an escrow account. 

January’s inflation report showed higher-than-expected price increases, raising questions about the Federal Reserve’s next moves and the overall direction of the economy.

We did give 50k deposit up front which he says he will use towards finishing up.

Any advice or direction is appreciated!

Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

., depositing rental income into a joint account) could convert them into community property, exposing them to your spouse’s liabilities.

Generally speaking, with SFR or small multis, I just rely on the lease/rent roll (and some form of proof of payment; i.e. bank statements, deposit receipts, tax returns, etc.).