It was a home on a double lot and I was able to negotiate a 2.49% interest rate.

I'm looking into assuming VA loans with very low interest rates to be used as rentals. 

They gave me very competitive rates for my STR in Kentucky, not sure if they do CA.

It's that lightbulb moment where you realize that even after paying the surcharge to pay a mortgage with a card, you still earn positive cashback, making your net interest rate on your mortgage effectively a negative percentage.  8% cashback - 3.5% pay by card surcharge = 4.5% free money, and considering my mortgage interest rate is 2.75, that effectively means I pay no mortgage interest and still earn 1.75% free cashback.And the best part is that this passive cashback is generally speaking not treated as taxable income.

For example, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue takes the position that transferring a property from your personal name to an LLC (vice versa) triggers realty transfer taxes. 

Cash out refinance is an option as well, but it is not very appealing at this time (background here is $330k left on mortgage at 2.65% rate).  

Have the tenant do an electronic transfer. 

I had two people come after who both hated the smell and I gave them full refunds and let them stay there so it didn't kill my ratings I had - it's very much so a business of customer service.

I like the cap rates and it's very attractive. 

.- I go to military training on the 7th.I have a good lock on my interest rate and afraid of doing the mortgage application over again due to a slight decrease in my current job pay but will be going up again in a few months and I'll also be house hacking once I own and solely live in the house.