The FBI’s Financial Crimes Unit investigates these matters for filing of charges on Equity Skimming violations.

They're charging second mortgage rates on a first mortgage, nice investment if you can get it.Getting the former owner to sign a second mortgage for the amount you paid at tax sale works, if he pays, and if he signs. 

My lease has a sublet fee (2 weeks is guest by lease more than 2 weeks in a year is sublet) that is costly enough ($100/night per person which is about what a cheaper hotel is here) that makes sure tenants do not have others move-in without informing us.

There is no point refinancing the almost paid off property to buy another-just get a mortgage on the new property.hard money lenders are going to charge you a higher interest rate.

Quote from @James Hampton: How about a quick check before you have to charge a screening fee? 

The last time I stayed in one, I was charged a large cleaning fee and then met with a list of what to clean prior to us leaving.

There is shared laundry, not charged to tenants.

Since you're new, you should familiarize yourself with the platforms' penalties for cancellations, because there are hefty charges. 

Naturally you need to charge them for any damage to incldue smoke damange 

One CPA is telling us that we need to file a partnership return for all LLCs and the other CPA is telling us that we can place all properties on our Schedule E and use Schedule C for our property management activities We like the Schedule E and C approach because it's cheaper.