Back in the day when we rented a condo we put knobs on the cupboards below the sink so we could put a baby lock on it and our landlord freaked out at that.

That's part of the reason having a PM is good for us.Additionally, we provide all our own finishing materials, so having a PM makes the ordering of materials a good bit easier.Lastly, I try to limit the amount of time I'm working in the RE business each week (I'm involved in some other businesses and have 2 babies at home), so having someone on-site means I can limit the time-sensitive work I would otherwise need to do.I also hire out my PM to help other investors with their rehabs, so if we have a slow week or two (or three), I'll have him managing rehabs for other investors for a fee.

e-commerce store selling random stuff ranging from bamboo toothbrushes, designer clothing, and mini zen gardens.

That house was from selling a previous house (2004)... which was from a 1033 that I was too niave to fight (2003) that was originally purchased in 2000.Here is where it starts... end of 2009, saved 50k from side hustles/living frugal, purchased a $265k SFR for rental. 2011, saved 50K from hustling and pruchases a $200k SFR for rental. 3 babies later and lots of bad financial choices, 2015 barely saved 30K and purchased a $330k major fixer SFR to live in because we lost oir house to foreclosure.

I would not expect to raise a baby 3000 miles away from home.

Now that I finished building my house, my second baby was born in June and my other son started kindergarten I have time to write an almost weekly blog (every 10 days) on BP about Architecture + Development on my 40 minute bus ride to work.

Perp-walking one landlord in handcuffs on camera is worth kissing a hundred full-diaper babies for a politico.

We did not specify regarding trampoline in the contract, however we have clause "House furniture, cloth furniture and children’s toys are not permitted to be left out on a porch or in a yard at the end of a day."

Purchase price: $490,000 Cash invested: $50,000 massive house hack-hack put a trailer in the back yard connected to water/power for me to live in with my wife and baby converted large house into separate studios and bedrooms to bring in over 3k in monthly income will rent trailer spot out when we leave for the next house for an extra $700 a month What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

When they see a man or woman in ragged clothing begging not to have their home sold from under them, they tend to make cheap little moral judgments and smile at each other.