New investor here. 26 with about 100k of cash to either put down to a single or multifamily house. 

It protects real estate owners (and investors like me) from liability for environmental contamination that they did not cause.

Also, my local municipality in CT does not require the use of a licensed contractor for an owner/builder permit. 

Basically I am loosing 10% a month so it's like I (the owner) am paying the late fee. 

For example, one house had taxes of about $3,000 per month and they are now right over $6000.

I am in the process of buying a $170K house.

@Josh Cockera house hack isn't supposed to / likely won't cash flow while you live there. 

There wasn't a firm decision that he made at that point in time, hence things were undecided and unsettled. and not at any point in time, Tenant sent a written letter of move out intent/notice until recently, mid-August '24, when I got the first written "move out notice" from him via "email" that he ll vacate the house on Sept 01 and that the payment will be left on the counter.

Personally I prefer single family rentals around that median price for the area because that's where the most demand will be, not only for renters but for owner occupants as well so it makes that home easier to sell when the time comes. 

Note it doesn't apply to you if you are an owner-occupant in a property between 2-4 units.Plus, make sure you've held the security deposit properly...if it wasn't a special interest-bearing account, there could also be ramifications for that.It may be in your best interest to let those damages go and consider switching to a "move-fee" to avoid the security deposit requirements.