However, the type of repair, the extent of repair, and the duration of the repair will need to be taken into consideration.The tenants are entitled to a place that is "habitable" and to "peaceful enjoyment of the home".The landlord has certain obligations they must fulfill to protect the health and well being of the tenants during renovation and repair.There is a an excellent booklet put out by the EPA that landlords are required to provide to tenants when a significant amount our work is being done on an older building.

get through the building projects in process... flip the big subdivisions I have tied up to Lennar or Horton.continue to shed debt. and FINALLY sell the last 3 rentals I have.. down from 350 LOL.. . continue to be the go to funder for my teams in the mid west allowing them to scale and become financially secure or whatever  financial secure means.get going on the court house steps teams I have created in certain mid west markets. ( very exicited about this niche).move to Vegas  end of this year get out of paying Oregon state income tax' which may no longer be a write off. continue my health regime have lost 40 plus pounds since last June.. maybe play some golf this year.. and continue the international travel that we enjoy.. next up Israel next week and Thailand and Singapore in Feb..

The latter have blowers & the dissipation of heat is amazing.When we had to upgrade our fire prevention systems (& add fire sprinkler heads) to meet new building codes, we were grandfathered in on some issues because we did not have forced air heat & vents that heat & smoke can travel through in case of fire.We have another property with a circa 2002 steam heat boiler system.

Habits.

It doesn't qualify because FHA requires the home to be in a certain habitable condition prior purchase because the point of the loan is for it to be owner occupied.

I do own my own business so it gives me more room to travel just in case I need to be there.  

If I took 50% of the money I spent on travel, live sporting events and other splurges in the last 5 years I'd have more than enough for a down payment for 2 cash flow generating houses and much closer to financial freedom.  

As a CPA, I always, always, always am on the look out for deductions, so hey- If you fly in for it from Iowa, your travel, motel, car rental, meals might all be tax deductible!

Owner-wants-out house: run a preliminary title search, call up my insurance agent, call a traveling notary and sign the deed and contract with the owner.

It's how I maintain a strenuous day job in commercial construction mgt, my real estate side hustle, a long distance girlfriend, a busy travel schedule, and still get a good night of rest.Here's an outline of my principles/toolsInfluences: Getting Things Done by David AllenProcrastinate on Purpose by Rory VadenDeep Work by Calvin Newport (probably one of the best books I've ever read)Energy Management before Time Management (nutrition, rest, movement)Tools: Bullet Journal (this is new to my system & I love it- I'm a pen & paper kind of guy)Google Reminders (whenever one of my trusted systems aren't present)Google Inbox (vs.