As a fellow Northerner, I tend to buy in the Southern half of the US for 2 reasons:1) you get much higher year-round occupancy rates in the South & it’s simply tough to earn a good ROI in the North if your place sits vacant for a big chunk of the year2) Culturally, the Southern half of the US seems to be a lot more accepting of STRs regulation-wise.

Cover half the mortgage/utilities/insurance/taxes etc 4.

Most people who buy 2+1 and think they can use the third and get busted on that, end up renting the bonus unit to the top or bottom unit as extra space, but that is a loss on what would be unit rent by more than half.

Based on my basic research a charged off debt stays on ones credit report for seven and a half years.  

A cost segregation study looks at a property you own to breakdown the various assets you purchased.The goal is to increase the depreciation expense by finding assets that have an asset life less than 27.5(residential) or 39 years(non-residential).Whether you should get a cost segregation study done is whether you will benefit from the study.Will you be able to use the added depreciation now or in the near future?

If they wanted to send a hard money pre-approval for half of the purchase, then either A) the lender needs to confirm that they verified the borrower possesses the remaining cash to close, or B) the borrower needs to show proof of funds for the remainder.

Each time about half the units on the sand got red tagged and had to be built off the sand at the inland part of the lots.  

I just finished a total gut and rebuild of a duplex after a fire, and listed my 2 units a week and a half ago.

I have a tenant who pays half of the rent at the beginning of the month and then the other half at the end of the month, without a valid excuse or reason.

I would rather syndicate and get half as the sponsor.