The reward should outweigh the risk, so if you're on a mountain top..... disregard :)But then you have to manage it and worry about insurance. 

Many believe and advocate that filing a homeowners insurance claim will lead to higher rates, discouraging claims altogether.

Greeting Experts, I will not take what is said here as legal advice ...I am looking at a mixed use property having residential units and commercial it is being offered to me on land contract, wondering if I can take equitable title, and later complete a 1031 exchange and get Legal title?

How often should you shop your insurance for multi family buildings 

The best part about Reno / Tahoe Nevada are it's landlord friendly, Real estate taxes don’t reassess on the sale, insurance is low and we continue to have increased in migration, jobs (no state income tax) and our own land constraint issues which prevent the market from getting overbuilt. 

Legals mate,Goes into company operating account and not title company.So in a way it isn't a "Deposit".Plus, would never hold onto it and would always refund as we aren't in the biz of "stealing" deposits per se.It's just a sign of good faith that an investor is willing to put their money where their mouth is and the verbiage also specifies this clearly.If they trust us and are going to purchase a turnkey property from us for $80,000 in cash for example, then there should be no hesitance in paying a $5,000 refundable deposit either.Who bulks at this, isn't serious and hasn't done enough research on our market, company and operation so it's a "no fit".Introduced this a while ago as a protection method to not waste time on calls, deal presentation, company resources, etc... only for someone to go MIA and steal all the inside knowledge they gained from us.

The most southern OR city of Brookings offers tremendous value, and the difference in taxes, insurance and associated carrying costs for crossing the State Line are considerable in comparison. 

Looking for a recommendation for who to use for insurance in the Chicago market for some residential investment property I have.

Over the past 7 years my insurance has increased 65% and property taxes another 20%.

Hi Everyone,   We are three buddies starting out the investment together and have an LLC registered.Now that we have identified the property to buy ,we reached out to AXOS and were given the option to take conventional and transfer the title after closing / take an LLC loan at a higher interest rate (1.5% more)     Should we go the conventional route and then transfer the title after closing ?