One trick here in Texas is typically you can't get title insurance on a sheriffs deed for 2 years after the sale, so you have to sit on those for 2 years before you get financing. 

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While Canadian-specific groups aren't as prominent on Bigger Pockets, there's a thriving community of investors here who frequently collaborate across borders, especially when it comes to cross-border investing strategies and tax considerations.If you’re interested in connecting with more Canadian investors, I’d recommend starting by joining the BP groups focused on international investing.

We do sight unseen frequently.

I’ve been deploying a frequent dollar-cost-averaging hoping (note: “hoping”) to not end up on the wrong end of an epic drop.

Title was run title attorney I have closed with many times we substitute my LLC in and we funded it the SAME DAY so the guy did not lose the deal. the trick is with folks doing this actually knowing what a deal is.

For a Mid-term rental, I would say furnishing it with the cheapest but most durable furniture possible because of the frequent turnover.

Overall we have vastly more “good” tenants, and the law allows you to get rid of the bad tenants and maintain a desirable place to live for the good tenants who you want to keep.High-maintenance <=> High-Return: Those prior two points drive what I meant when I said the cash flows and NOI should be about double what they are on a “vanilla” MF (multi-family) purchase at the same price point, but it can be a high-maintenance proposition to manage the screening on the front end, the day-to-day management issues, the more frequent turnover and vacancies, and the frequency of needed court filings to get the keys back from a tenant when somebody is not being a good neighbor to your other tenants in the lodging house.Bottom line: We think we were right on point five years ago when we identified that SROs fill a critical niche that is in extremely high demand.

LOL Does he use the ole' drop off a litter of rats trick?

Some counties will only give you a list by email or tell you to look at the county legal newspaper, but many counties post a list on their websites, which are updated frequently.