All you can do is do your best to keep the wrong people out of your houses.

I've been investing in Columbus for 5 years now with house hacks and heavy rehab BRRR's.

A common trap to fall into is seeing a nicely renovated house at a reasonable price tag.

They are in the closing process of selling their house and will profit from it and the money will go into housing for the mom and the 2 kids.

To make it easy for the owner we typically add this sippet to the onboarding email: - "Please add us as additionally insured to your insurance policy.

You could easily ask for a utility bill to see what the previous owner is paying.

The house has been on the market for over 60 days, so we initially offered $375K.

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

HI Eric,You can always start off by house hacking meaning you live in one UNIT or ROOM and renting out the other vacant units/rooms to offset your monthly mortgage payment.There are several ways to run and make sure you are maximizing your rental income while keeping your living expense as low as possible.

If each building belonged to a different owner, the only thing that they would have to collaborate on is, obviously, the courtyard (gardening, each side has it's own sprinkler system) , the intercom (about $120/month for the phone line), and the parking area (needs resurfacing).