He had the opportunity to interview the seller and mngt prior to closing on the home and chose to work with them.2) As always recommended, this investor conducted full due diligence by having an inspection and appraisal.

My parents bought many SFRs in 70s and 80s and with mortgage rates at 18-19% but always made money as rents greatly exceeded mortgage payments, because home prices matched incomes for 200 years prior to 1994, then FED started money printing x 30 years until now.

Today's interest rates are more difficult to do deals but people also did deals at 6-8 or 10+ percent interest in the 90s and for decades prior.

Nine  states are COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATES, where all property accumulated during the marriage, OR the INCREASE in value of existing separate property (property accumulated prior to the marriage), is considered community property which can only be divided 50/50, UNLESS the division is made to offset some other imbalance .  

Make sure you situate (if you plan to) prior is crucial.

If I knew that I wouldn't be here, I'd day-trade on that information (stock ticker $MBB, for example, it's an ETF, so it functions as a stock, you can short it, or buy puts, etc) and be a billionaire well prior to Q1 2025!

Get a good eviction report on them and prior to do anything with Section 8 make sure they have their deposit funds together, today.

Prior to me putting 50% of the unit into a special needs trust for him I charged him rent.

this is why one needs to really research easements affecting their properties prior to purchase. 

I have experience buying at Trustee sales as well as stopping Trustee Sales and buying direct prior to the trustee sale scheduled date.The current deal I am working has two Heloc Deed of Trusts attached to the property.