The owner was motivated due to personal circumstances and wanted to avoid the hassle of listing the property publicly.

Quote from @Sara Valentine: I have rented my personal home as a fully furnished/lots of amenities 3 month rental jan, feb, and march the past 3 years.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Personally I’ve got the majority of my assets in real estate.

Also, get all personal info (DOB, SSN) from the seller in case needed when talking to lenders, lienholders, etc.

I signed up with them about 3 to 4 months ago, then found out how expensive the loan was to get going with them and told them that I would self finance it instead but they had to cancel the loan first...they use a company called Special Financing Company..the person I spoke to at REI his name is Paul, he said he would take care of canceling the loan, but a month later I realized that they were pulling $599 out of my bank account.

During the slow season, do you personally focus on getting more rentals, focus more on family/personal life, or do you do something else?

Hey all,Does anyone have any personal experience with First Savings Bank and their 1st lien HELOC?  

Budget these carefully into your overall project plan to avoid surprises.Rehab Budget: Ensure that bids are received from multiple contractors and that adequate reserves are made for cost overruns.ARV: Be conservative on your ARV since the appraisal concerns one person’s opinion.

Quote from @Basit Siddiqi: I personally would not buy real estate with a retirement account.There are just too many headaches that are not worth the potential increased return.Some headaches when it comes to investing in real estate with a retirement account1) LTV values are less and harder to find lenders.2) Potential to sell or partially distibute the property if you have to do a RMD(Required Minimum Distribution)3) If you run out of cash and have to make a major repair, you may be out of luck and have to sell.4) Having to potentially worry about UBTI(Unrelated Business Taxable Income)I would personally invest in stocks/bonds/notes with a retirement account.I buy deals with cash and use a ROTH SDIRA so there are no RMD's.I buy at huge discounts to retail.