if you need to supplement the costs further you can consider renting rooms out in the unit that you live in but this typically is only an option for those who need the financial assistance (housemates are often not easy).You learn Property Management, if you like being a landlord, doing repairs and hiring contractors. 

If they just represent the seller they have no obligation to help you get a good deal or to make anything happen in your favor.Everyone wants to buy without a realtor but it doesn’t really make sense as you don’t pay the commission, the seller does.

I ultimately want more financial freedom down the road and have an array of unIts.I am currently out priced fo where I live (oc ca) so I was thinking investing in the Midwest or the south.

(That’s a Warning Sign.)By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN, ROBERT GEBELOFF, ROSS MANTLE and MATT RUBYSEPT. 12, 2018This quiet working-class town, just beyond the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip, helped spark the global financial crisis 10 years ago.

Some may hope to walk on the moon or play in the NBA, well I want to reach financial freedom through my dream as a real estate investor.

Lenders don’t just hand out insecured LOC’s willy nilly.....and your overall financial strength (liquid assets) have more to do with it.

Meaning that for grandma to get that $2k check in the mail, the mortgage balance is going up by MORE than $2k.For that reason, in almost all cases, the heirs will be financially better off supporting grandma than they would be if grandma takes out a reverse mortgage.

Whatever financial rules you decide to set for yourself, just be sure to stick by them no matter what as you are evaluating potential deals.

There are some creative solutions, such as what's commonly referred to as "cash for keys" - you negotiate an early lease termination with the tenant, in exchange for some financial consideration/moving money. 

As some have mentioned, yes, during a sale transaction, you have an affirmative obligation in California to disclose whether there has been a death on the property in the last 3 years.