If not, W2 employees are the GCs subcontractors carrying workers comp.PermitsHow do you pull building permits to begin the renovation work?

Finally decided to pull the trigger! 

Yes, this can be very dangerous, we always use a licensed contractor that has pulled the permits.  

Duplex appraised 380 (super ****ing low ball) brings in an estimated 3,900 a month in rents. buyer agreed and SIGNED addendum to purchase at 397,500. day of closing they dont show, tell us they didnt know what they agreed to pay over appraised value and are trying to get us to accept 386k. my agent had me lock in our month to month long term tenant to a year lease for THEIR lender and now they pull this.. they have only 5k in escrow account.. my agent wont reduce his commission from 3%-2% to help bridge the gap. suggestions?? 

It's worth considering if rates have dropped significantly or if you're looking to pull equity for another investment.Happy to chat more about your situation!  

Lots to pull apart here.

In this case though, it makes it very tough to keep the current property cash flowing if I pull the money out through the HELOC though (while it's not directly added to the mortgage, it all still washes out into much larger monthly payments) though, so I am very leary!

For Q1, I want to get out of analysis paralysis, pick a market and pull the trigger on my first STR. 

The goal is to determine whether the government accurately adjusts DoD Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates and to develop a predictive model to calculate possible future BAH rates for specific locations.We have pulled rental data from Zillow and historical BAH rates from the DoD.

Did you pull the trigger on one?