A few months later, we received a notice from the lender stating that we no longer had home insurance and needed to secure coverage within a certain number of days.As it turns out, our original home insurance was canceled because it required the property to be owner-occupied.

I have enough time in my work schedule to dedicate to overseeing these repairs.

My understanding is that there is no federal housing law in place that speaks to this, unless I get an FHA loan potentially.

It’s priced competitively using area comps (even slightly lower), it shows well, and we even allow dogs (no cats). 

Section 8 rents in DC are no longer "set" by the zip code.

I am in the works of creating systematized courses for VAs designed to make the onboarding process easier for when I bring them onto my team.

You can also request to have PMI canceled earlier if you meet certain requirements: You reach 80% LTV in your home You have 20% equity in your home You have a good payment history You have no other liens on the home You can request a PMI cancellation in writing to your lender or servicer.

Currently, I work as a real estate agent and plan to invest in rental properties within 1-2.5 years.

Then you'll just have to take a chance and find out.I have my theory about who succeeds and who doesn't and I'm working on a Blog to explain it.

First, it’s a rule of thumb, not a hard rule, and it works well for screening.