If you think you have average intelligence and a general hard working person, for non luxury STRs (competing with 3 star or below hotels in the area for average people who simply need a bed and a kitchen) I would use 60% occupancy rate to start in the beginning and then 80% after stabilization.

Simply awesome! 

And I fumbled myself right into some amazing deals just simply walking around, knocking doors, talking to people. 

There are thousands of these apartments in Hudson and Essex county and there simply isn't enough manpower to enforce them all and it may even be against their interests to do so. 

For many investors, an LLC acting as a Holding Company is going to offer the ability to manage the entity simply and provide limited liability protection.

catfiddle is the one I am talking about you simply cannot get materials to that lot without walking them in..

If there is evidence of intentional destruction of the property, you can call local police authorities, but in my experience, they do not get involved in any situation that "smell" of civil action; they will simply tell you that it is a civil matter. 

At times, we have simply went across the street when one lender said no or gave us a high quote. 

I've got one program that my fast flippers like for its 'no seasoning' requirement, and then a few 90-day seasoning programs that work really well also.Occupancy: some programs can refinance vacant properties, while others will simply need it to be leased prior to closing.

To lay it out as simply as possible: if there is a viable claim, a plaintiff's attorney will pursue it regardless of whether you are incorporated in Wyoming, you  believe you are hiding behind a management LLC or whatever other anonymity maneuver you believe is shielding you from liability.All a plaintiff's attorney needs is the deed holder name to file a claim and this is public record everywhere.