However, from a real world day to day experience it's a totally different animal.

Quote from @Akintunde Aboaba: I’m looking to start investing in real estate this year and would appreciate insights from experienced investors on the best strategies in today’s market.

But, today, most judges are requiring a GAL anyway.

That home was in Milpitas CA.. probably worth about 1 mil today.. but I lived there 2 years sold it made over 50k and I was off to the races.. primary home equity as I look back 50 years of ownership and multiple homes has made me well over 2.5 million in tax free gains. 

Quote from @Collin Hays: I had an inquiry today from someone interested in buying a condominium in the Pigeon Forge area to rent out.

Many older homes were built without closets.From appraisal today:"The Code refers to "habitable rooms" not bedroomsThe essence of the 2015 International Residential Code is that the code does not specifically use the term bedroom, but refers to all habit- able areas of a home.

Had you left your 430k that would be worth about 1.3 million today probably.

I learned about them from a Rent to Retirement podcast where they interviewed a former W2 FT sales guy in tech (that's me today...) turn real estate investor.

Best of luck with the appeals, while PPMG handles all the day to day, we can do we can to limit expenses on our end.

@Travis Gutting, the fact of the matter is: $100k in today's market is by and large going to land you in a "rough part of town", a MAJOR renovation, or into rural areas.Granted, I don't know every market, but Cincinnati (my market) and Louisville are not too dissimilar.