Metro Atlanta, generally speaking, respective markets 30 to 45 minutes from the City, will be tight on cash flow unless you implement a creative investment strategy, such as short-term rentals, medium-term rentals, or rent-by-the-room properties, or allocate at least 30% to 35% towards your downpayment if you intend to hold the property as a long-term rental. 

Our season is too short to justify a pool but if I owned property in the south I look into these partial inground pools: https://www.poolandspadepot.co...

If you do place the property in her name, then inherit it later, it does allow for you to receive a step up in basis at that point, allowing you to sell the house shortly after her death without paying capital gains tax.5. 

Don't hate the playa, hate the game.

Hard money is short term and expensive.  

Short term leverage inherently increases our risk. 

Our short-term residential investment property loans are typically 60-80% LTV and all are personally guaranteed by the borrower(s) -- we pull credit, background and PFS on each guarantor, verify experience, verify liquidity, underwrite the property, neighborhood and zip code.

Here is the short of it.Does this look like a good deal? 

I've done this on one house in order to cut costs - since then, I've added a meter with the utility company but it's a good workaround for the short term. 

I'm considering adding this product for my short-term rental (STR) as well, but I plan to go directly to Waivo since I've already had a consultation with them.