You can learn everything you need to know by searching BP forums, listening to the podcast, YouTube, and your local REIA meetups.

I have seen they have been pushing RentRedi a lot on the podcasts lately and I fell victim to their marketing tactics and checked them out.They seem to have fairly reasonable plans ($9/month for year plan) and offer a variety of features but I am still confused why someone would pay for property management software when there are so many free alternatives out there. 

I can't find a DSCR based HELOC program in NJ either.

.)- 10% for future property management -10% for vacancy-10% for CapEx-5% for repairs and maintenance-5% for lawn and grounds keeping-0.5% of purchase price for PMI based on my credit score For a house hack, is this too conservative?

Hello,A year ago, maybe two, I listened to a BP podcast about these properties that housed adults needing nursing care.

To add to it, not sure about your state, however in Mass, families are a protected class hence we cannot discriminate tenants or applicants based on their family orientation.

I'm based in NY.

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That's why I want to leave the marketing, underwriting, servicing and potential default negotiations to the professionals.My role is to evaluate loans based on my needs and risk-tolerance.

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