Look for safe accounts that pay good interest or dividends to grow your security.

Sounds like I can safely write them off only after I purchase the rental and start the renovations to ultimately rent it out.

I'll definitely play it safe.

Most times you can be pretty safe estimating an hour for this, but if your property is in a rural area or a heavily congested urban area with slow-moving traffic, you may need to be realistic about it taking longer.BTW: you should be realistic about a Service Call fee even for little jobs.

Never fully trust anyone that isn't willing to share the negative aspects of all this.As I'm sure you've experienced, this can be a very rewarding path to take and depending on your grit and determination, overcoming all the pitfalls are well worth the effort.Cheers and drive safe!

The other method is to use a “safe harbor”, i.e., the specific procedures laid out by the SEC in Regulation D.  

Most likely raising funds from passive investors would utilize a Reg D 506 b or c safe harbor exemption from registration.  

I likely would take a safe approach in my underwriting and value it with the quads then subtract 15% off the total.  

., your tenant stops paying, you're still in a relatively safe position.

If there is an existing lender not agreeing in writing to accept payments from the LPO buyer, then you are in violation of the statute -- and it is a very toothy statute -- vs the seller/landlord side only thoughWe are getting ready to get one in place because the seller is demanding it and my client is the protected buyer.Yes -- you must vet your sub to buyers -- some should not be anywhere near a wrap transaction.Stay safe out thereAlan