General rule of thumb, stay away from the bad parts of town because you will always have tenant turnover and issues.

His plumber came out and camera'ed the line and suggested the main line on the property may have issues. 

The IRA owns the LLC and you can act as manager.In both cases, there is a legal entity under the umbrella of the plan that you control and use to invest, without the need for 3rd party processing and per-transaction fees.On the investing side, the 401(k) offers one advantage, which applies in the case where you might use mortgage financing for the plan to purchase a property.  

Buy and hold is a good strategy.Theft has been an issue during the rehab stages until someone moves in.

I spend the money to buy in high quality neighborhoods with high demand for rentals ... as such I have never once had a good tenant leave because I have raised rent, and if that ever were to happen I would have absolutely no issue replacing them with another good tenant in short order.

If you are using a conventional loan on the second home purchase they will consider the mortgage on the FHA loan, so you will run into issues qualifying with your DTI, unless you have enough income to support both mortgages.

This is only one of the issues in Minnesota.  

They are as in-expensive as any competing importer and nobody matches their specs in the price range.The plywood is good hard plywood not the typical soft import plywood.Their products meet the California Air Resources Board Phase 2 requirements for formaldehyde emossions which is a huge issue with import plywood.Their finish is a UV cured, water based Benjamin Moore stain just like the American product.  

Someone handles lease issues or violations, which are often complicated and with serious legal ramifications...

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