I was going to use the inspection as leverage, hopefully it’ll work in my favor but he was very stern.

@Brandon Stelling As a military veteran with 100% VA disability benefits, you can leverage VA home loans to purchase properties with no down payment, no PMI, and favorable terms, including multi-family properties for house hacking. 

They are asking for 28% capital call proportional to investment amount. primary purpose of capital call to survive high interest rates for next 1 year and hoping interest rates gets favorable by then.

We were told the addition of any other pet-related up-front charges would likely not be considered favorably by a judge. 

I'm never in favor of government over stepping, but I can also see how desperate individuals can be taken advantage of during this tragedy. 

So I wouldn't be concerned about buying quite soon, as things are moving in a good direction...and all the more now that they've assembled a committee that reportedly includes some people who are both more experience with and favorable towards STR.

Each week, I analyze the MLS, exploring cities and towns across South Florida to identify areas favorable (or not) to short-term rentals.

The court considers "open and notorious" to be in your favor as opposed to being sneaky and deceptive. 

This allows entry without a key, and allows me to change the lock as needed if I don't want someone in there.As an agent, I provide contacts to my clients who will do these things, and occasionally I will do favors for past clients who need someone to open the door or quickly supervise an appointment; of course not all agents will do this or for free.  

I was curious to get your thoughts on whether you invest in RE for Cash Flow or Appreciation? In an ideal world, we'd look to get both, but with today's higher interest rates and rising home values, it seems harder fo...