This just protects our investment until probate is finished.Get creative with your offers you never know what will interest a seller.Have a conversation and find out their needs if you can before making offers.

You'll get lots of these, some with very enticing financial offers.

Many firms will offer bookkeeping, but they outsource overseas and mark up the price.

@Emily ShinHouse hacking a multi-family property is an excellent way to start investing in real estate, especially in a market like Columbus, Ohio, which offers affordability and growth potential.

I would start with them.I am not based in LA, so I don't know your exact laws, but I think I can still provide some initial direction for you to find answers, and maybe offer an idea to research.  

But there are a few ways to shake things up:Cash for Keys: Offer them money to move out.

The lenders that offer the 203k renovation loan are telling me that DPA cannot be used with it and this is in Ohio.

New construction can offer many incentives for interest rate buy downs.

Nice…You can’t offer less for a property full of fire rubble (lead and asbestos?)

Some lenders offer creative solutions, like a cross-collateralized loan, where they use your existing equity as security without refinancing the duplex.Another idea is partnering with private lenders or exploring a second-position mortgage, depending on your lender's terms.