On competitive deals, those time periods will often be shorter, and in some cases part or all of the deposit is hard the minute you sign the PSA.

E.g. operators who had 5 year balloon payments on their commercial loans (loan started in 2004) ending in 2009 were forced to liquidate a part or all of their portfolio because they couldn't re-finance.

Depending upon your tenants income, section 8 will pay most or all of their rent.

Mike, in the name of efficiency, if I owned the building, I would personally do ALL Rinnai's or all central heat, not a combination because of efficiency loss.

@Yehonatan BaranMost people doing investment deals use Sunshine Title or All Florida Title. 

It depends, but in a nutshell:if you have a gain on sale, you would have to recapture some or all of depreciation taken, depending on how much gain you have. if you have a loss on sale, you would not have to recapture depreciation.Adjusted basis for gain / loss calculations would have to include depreciation for the period the property was rented.Couple more items to keep in mind:to exclude gain on sale of primary residence, you don't have to live there in the last two of five years.

But, if given the choice I’d take the single lady with a dog.Again, complete matter of opinion and all could be great or all could be terrible.

Does anybody have any experience Investing  "impermanent structures"? My close friend lives in a Luxury Yurt in the Catskills in upstate New York. He has all the comforts of regular home, except for a septic system. I...

Conventional financing or all cash buyer would not require seasoning.Someone told me that on REO deals you can add your buyer to the contract and quitclaim the deed to them..??

I moved into a house four months ago and after some negotiations with the roommate taking care of all the business, we orally agreed that I would be on a week to week rental agreement, even though sometimes I would pay a month in advance and sometimes week to week (the other roommate has verified this in writing for me, since I'm probably going to have to take this guy to court to get my deposit back) He said he had worked it out with the landlord and it was all official.