Take photos of all damages, keep copies of all incident reports and communication records with your tenants, fire department, and insurance company.I would strongly consider working with a reputable public adjuster, especially for a claim of this size.

I was recommended to get the Sears home warranty since it's more affordable and more effective, but I'd like any help in this department. 

I recommend starting with the New York City Department of Finance: https://a836-acris.nyc.gov/DS/DocumentSearch/Index.Select the district you are interested in investing in, and then search for homeowners in that area.Best regards,Peter---

Agreed with Rob...they cover their license fee (no reason you should be paying for their cost of doing business), but asking a reasonable fee for pulling the permit isn't uncommon.As to the fee for pulling the permit, it would depend on the complexity of the job and the amount of time likely to spend with the building department getting the permit. 

TSAHC's down payment assistance programs can be great options to assist qualified homebuyers get into a home that they might otherwise not have the available funds/reserves for.There are also a few other down payment assistance programs here in Texas as well that are worth mentioning:- TDHCA (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs) offers the Texas Homebuyers Program with a couple down payment assistance programs. 

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At $1 per mailing or I believe also a $1 for skip tracing to get a potential number to call plus your monthly fee, you can easily see how this becomes an issue in the ROI department (with no monthly fee and just above fees, would make it ideal).

I am a former CADRE (California Department of Real Estate) Real Estate and Mortgage Broker and couldn't believe what I was hearing.

The goal is to replace 1 persons income, for now, and pricing on multifamily seems too high at the moment to be able to accomplish that without more money on hand.I've been in property management for around 4 years and my husband is with the same company in the renovations department.

Little did I know,  that is producing FARRRRRRRRR better results in the passive income department than buying a Godamn $400K house just to make 100 dollars passive income a month.It is REDICULOUS.Now, I get 2 people to subscribe to my subscription-based products and voila, little risk, little overhead true passive income.SAAS is where it's at folks when it comes to passive income.