You can build relationships with wholesalers who know your market and can provide you with leads on "Off-market" deals or you can use an agent to find something on MLS for you.

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A condition of the cash for keys should be that they don't leave behind dumpsters full of things.To me broom swept meant 100% free of belongings and actually cleaned albeit not deeply.

Course that means your plan makes sense with or without government money.I hope this helps.If you have any specific questions - please feel free to post here and/or PM me.Good luck to you!

I would possibly start a small business in college and start building up some capital while focusing on graduating debt-free.

To deny their application in that situation on the basis that the non-income-providing person does not make enough income or having good enough credit could lead to a FHA complaint.There are provisions that could be put in the lease agreement that the lease terminates if one of the tenants vacates during the tenancy, but you should consult your attorney about putting that into your lease.

In Ohio you could manage properties for her even if you are not a licensed real estate agent working under a licensed broker so long as you were her w-2 employee or you were doing it for free.

Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any other questions or would like to discuss a few other concerns you may run into during your remodel to Duplex your 1st floor unit into th basement.

Aside from hanging your hat (license) with a brokerage, all you need is a laptop ($300 at Walmart), cell phone w/ hotspot, $100 per mo, some business cards (not required), a CRM (the one in your phone works fine when coupled with a task list - both free usually), maybe a web site domain @ $12 from Google, and a simple one-page site as a sales sheet.

You'd get free drinks too.