Another issue is a tenant is still restricted to the use of property, making improvements and other aspects that require an owner to perform, like in contracting and obtaining building permits.

Obtain our first (hopefully of many) rental property (~$120k) on the way to generating some long-term cash flow.The foremost question on my mind is what to do with our current house.

Reality, the borrower would probably need to hold significant equity and obtain legal assistance.

This is for a pre-listing certification.

Hi guys,Does any of you have a good method to obtain a complete list of addresses of a particular city or county in an electronic format?

* If there is a completely passive "money partner" who is getting (we'll say) 50% of the profits for providing the funding, then if that partner obtains a loan to provide the funding, then the active partner should get 50% of the profits computed PRIOR to consideration of the loan cost.* Just because everyone is making a "personal guaranty" on a loan, it certainly doesn't mean everyone has an equal amount on the line.

At the end of the day, real estate investing is the vehicle I hope to obtain freedom from a job, not to have an additional job.

It can be used as a tool to employ by advisors as a justification for charging a client, making it appear they obtained some great financial plan or a tax deferred transaction as a benefit.All, IMO. :)

You can obtain a lot of good, free information from the forum as well as make good contacts from the Charlotte area.

This similar to the federal law requiring certification of those assisting homeowners in distress.