But I've lived through the success of local real estate investing, careful saving, and investing in SFR and small multifamily.

I haven't done anything up on that scale but I have some experience with small MF but now that you're local maybe we can meet up at one the REI events or something, some of the people there are probably more into that ballpark and I know a few people that I can network you in with if they fit your strategy's needs.

My daughter is going away to college next fall. Can we get the advantages of house hacking while still holding the property in an LLC for asset protection? Also, any advice on when to start looking at properties? Tha...

All I use these days is commercial financing regardless of if I'm doing a house or a small apartment building.

We have several great tenants over the years who don't pay their water/sewer bills on time but they do pay the next month or two with the small late fee so I don't ever mention it.

It might sound even weirder but that loan amount might be too small for some banks too.  

No sense losing your sanity over a relatively small amount of money.

Being that it's a small space is Eastie and lots of development happening, you have to work around and city.

My problem really was that I didn't perceive at the time that the tax advantages are so important for a guy working on his own properties largely alone or with occasional help.Federal lawmakers understand that the small, local landlord is improving his community by doing something that the government simply can't do affordably.

At the least small claims court immediately, at worst pay the money, hire an attorney, and go for the throat.