Personally, I tend to see it more with my clients when they are buying vehicles as they are scaling (crushes DTI/FICO in the short term), but that sucks that its impacting what you can do with your family.

This is especially true if the previous owner didn't manage it well.My strong recommendation is to go ahead and change all locks and provide keys to them and for yourself.

Even if I only have 1 repair in 2 years, I will be ahead of the game. 

There is not much tax advantage to buy property in that vehicle especially at an accumulation stage.

A new apartment building is set to rise in Panama City Beach, thanks to a $72M loan secured by Oldacre McDonald. As our beautiful city continues to grow, so does the demand for housing, jobs and investment opportuniti...

Also, the concrete underneath probably needs treated ahead of time with a bonding adhesive. 

I'm extremely nervous about starting in real estate but I want to provide more for my family and buy more freedom for myself and think this is the vehicle to do it with.

Every friday an update is given along with pictures, a look ahead to next week, any issues or any feedback.

@Rob Carmody While it’s not ideal ALL of my properties are and always have been well enough insured that if they burn down I will come out ahead.

My bookings usually come in 3-6 weeks ahead of time, which is great as it helps me to plan ahead and is further validation that I'm providing a place of value to people.