Also I think the driveway was double wide and went all the way into the yard.

I'm also willing to give you a tour of my Durham rentals that, thanks to the help and advice I've found on Biggerpockets, are making roughly double the "1% rule".  

To add another house does not double my work load it only adds 10%.That being said, everyone has to start some where.

2600 sqft double in buffalo ny135,0006 beds 2 bath (3/1 per unit)Rents for 750 a month per unit.2800 taxes2 car garage.

It sounds like you are double parked with a new tenant waiting on standby?

SO it can be done, but NOT if you put 5% down - we originally got a property on a Double 1031 exchange - he got our small 1 bedroom condo & we got the full value of it toward the purchase price, about.  

But, if you will be working off-MLS deals and doing contract assignments or double closings, then skip the whole "set up an entity" thing.  

that's crap they did that to you. they probably aslo double the PMI on you (that's what happened to me when i did a HARP streamline for an investment property).To hit a home run refinance, you need 1. lower interest rate 2. knock some years off the loan 3. minimal amount of closing costs..Why not refi to a 20 year?

I find foreclosures and estates that pull in double the mortgage or more in rent, if you can't find, be patient.

To the best of my knowledge, Washington state does not require you to set up trusts for security deposits, but I'll double check and be sure to follow the letter of the law.I think at this point, I'm going to try to convince my wife to move in to the 4plex in order to take out an owner-occupier loan and purchase outright just the one 4plex from the current owner.I took out an owner-occupied FHA loan when I bought my duplex four years ago.