NOT Portland proper that sucks but the metro is quite hot.

Take ownership of your mistake and learn to do the proper due diligence recommended above😊

Others might be fine with taking risk, but least by doing this a person can get an idea of what might go wrong.e) Legal document analysis: it will usually take a few days to go through the legal document properly, as almost inevitably there are tons of gotchas that either have to be explained, or mitigated with a side letter.That is the very short summary of what I do.

Very few people have reached financial independence...and others that have reached it that keep working do it for personal satisfaction.Incidentally, most of us consider real estate, done properly, to be lower risk than the stock market, which is why we invest in it.

By the way, credit card expenses count when charged, not when the credit card bill is paid.Buy more stuff.

They are business CC but I don't use them anymore and would rather use cash/debit cards.

So, proper screening is EXTREMELY important!

The specialist I recommend you have is an attorney to properly draft the documents and a title company to facilitate the deal.

You have to properly vet and perform thorough due diligence (which I didn't do a couple years ago when I first jumped in).

Quote from @NA L Harrison: It is irresponsible of you to take in animals you can't properly house.