A homeowner will readily take my close-to-retail lease option offer versus the wholesaler's offer at 50% below market.

I found an old small house and asked the owner if he wanted to sell as is. He said yes! How much? 35K...I said ok give me a few day and we'll sign a contract and go to title. It needs a full rehab and has an ARV of 97...

From what I can see, ceteris paribas, multifamily properties such as dups/tris/quads and MHPs seem to offer best chance for healthy cash flow given the economies of scale leading to lower total expenses to run the place versus buying 2, 3 or 4 SFHs.

(An oversimplified example: if you're paying the GC a draw when the kitchen is done, how do you break it down regarding the portion that's his versus the portion that belong to a plumber and an electrician, for example?)

You could if you wanted put in one of those motorized chairs that you sit in and it takes them up the stairs.The rail might have to be beefed up or changed to handle that kind of weight versus just putting a hand on the rail.When people get that age generally they do not want to move at all.

Sorry I meant property taxes are 6% on investment properties.Do you have any idea why I wouldn't qualify for an FHA loan in a certain county versus another?

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RESTRICTED USE = Lodger / FREE USE = TenantThat is not meant to be some exhaustive list nor meant to be the legal definition by which each state will view transient guests versus tenants.

Btw, I wrote a blog post that talks about keeping them cash versus leveraging them up..

If your priority is personal space versus sacrificing some personal space now to own a home later, then realize you are limiting your own future success and be okay with your decision.