However she got a massive income tax return because she has three kids, so I let her sign a lease and she put $10,000 down in rent, so her monthly payment is now in the right range based on her incomeSometimes you can take a chance on somebody who doesn't check all the boxes if they pay enough up front

.- We have a massive mortgage to pay on our current primary home ($1.3M)Questions:- We haven't defined a timeline for when our agreement would stop.

My advice would be to start a massive spreadsheet with tabs based on skillset and as you drive around town & network with other investors write down the names of contractors that ppl have used and had a good experience with.Also, a common "hack" is to ask the painter you hire who the best drywaller & plumber they know. 

I was the listing agent then after seeing the global reaction to the listing and the interest from massive publications, I decided to approach the sellers with an offer.

If you are not a big fan of reading books then the Bigger Pockets Podcast is also really useful and has a massive back catalog to go through. 

Since my goas is cash flow, I decided to take advantage of my increased travel nurse income and utilize my second home loan to purchase a vacation home in the Smoky Mountains in TN, this has been a great investment in both cash flow and appreciation while not taking a massive amount of time to manage (once you have good systems and teams in place).

We feared massive unemployment, another global financial crisis, and a sudden evaporation of real estate property values.

got to love those massive appreciation plays in Silicon Valley though right ?

you have national or semi national HML companies think Lima one  Kavi. you have regional ones  think Lending one in FLA and you have local   there has been huge competition in HML space over the last 7 years when wall st. backed funds came in and provided massive capital to HML companies.. as such rates can be based on location as well..

If they're coming in the house in mass quantities, they're probably not ACTUALLY ladybugs, but rather Japanese Ladybeetles. related, but the Japanese Ladybeetles do bite, are a bit bigger, tend to come inside in the winter and occur in massive hordes. https://www.abchomeandcommerci...dealing with them is a bit different.But to your larger point...yeah. if you live on a lake there just ARE bugs. it's part of the 'charm'.