Several of the brokers mentioned that fewer & fewer companies were willing to write the policy I needed, just because they have been hit with so many claims.

Landlords tend to have fewer rights in Canada as well, especially in BC.

Even aside from insurance liability and potential lawsuits, the steps sound dangerous, and I would call it negligent to leave stairs that 5 people have fallen on recently present.

I want to stress, if the child approaches you and wants to try something, it would have to be illegal, immoral, very dangerous, or just stupid before I'd say "no".

I too an a relative newbie at this in Reedsburg, near the Wisconsin Dells area.... a city of 10K in a county of 7ok people, so we have a bit fewer opportunities ;(.We did just get our second renter into our first duplex that we bought through our LLC that is made up of 3 SDIRAs of myself, my brother and father.It is not as smoking a deal as yours from a cash flow stand point, but good non the less.

I don't think he would be happy about that and frankly it can be dangerous.

I am in the military and I live in a small city with a population of fewer than 150K, there are no REI clubs and I am having a hard time finding a realtor that deals with investors.

Fewer banks do conventional loans 5-10, but some do.

Fewer tenants willing to move somewhere short-term only.

It's a pyramid - the more work something needs, the fewer people are willing to look closely.