Problem is I'm not sure what I need in their situation :)For other applicants I have been sending them the link for the RentPrep Smart Move Full Credit Report.

Option 2 is a higher/better price but has the closing pushed out 5-6 months until the ground has already thawed.If you're confident about your numbers then I think those are the two main choices.

Permits expire without an inspection within 180 days, so you may have to renew the permit which can be very pricey depending upon the jurisdiction.....Anything you can rent out is a better choice than say, a master suite, IMHO.....any chance this would work as a STR?

Really smart!

After reading yesterday I discovered that it could also be smart to get an umbrella policy with the reasonable limits for that extra protection.

. :)If you carried your 2018 NOL to 2019 or carried your 2019 NOL to 2020 - you only have UNTIL OCTOBER 15th, 2021 to reaffirm this choice.

Good choice, with leverage it is a much better option, glad you saw the majority view, I have had a few people ask me the same question and they usually wanted to be super passive and realized RE wasn’t as passive as they thought, only reason I said stocks wouldn’t be bad.

I'd love to hear thoughts on this as out of state investment may be the smart way to go in such a hot market!

Reason bought house was in good area, was priced to point where if students didn't work out could revert to family home which ended up being a wise choice.  

Your lack of experience has no bearing on your savviness and willingness to learn. If I did it, new to this country, not knowing English, not knowing the business, and "broke," anyone with the right desire could do it...