Flat fee brokerage so less bells and whistles but great folks and easy to work with. 

Originally posted by @William Tomlinson:Hi Steve, I'm not sure if you're still interested in investing in hostels but I currently am working on this myself.

It has been lucrative over the warmer months (April - September) and has allowed me to make upgrades to my building, however, I don't believe STR's in Anchorage will make sense once the city passes its new regulations.https://mustreadalaska.com/public-hearing-new-short-term-rental-licensing-fees-and-fines-proposed-for-anchorage/?

Originally posted by @John Della Bella:@Sam Wilson Hi ,Sam.

The original owner who lost the property keeps coming back to the house and break into it.

My question is can I secure a deposit/holding fee from them 2 months out to hold the property for them. 

Not recommended as you cannot transfer the mortgage, so it will stay in your name as the original borrower.

She is not the type to pay rent and has always paid late and late fees.

I was originally going to go fha or 5% down so I put it in my name, but now that I put down 20% should I put it into an LLC?

You can also do a deed of transfer at closing and switch it into another LLC, may be some title fees but since there is no sale, it is not a taxable event.