It's unlikely that you'll net anything above 9% in these areas as you would in C/D areas as they're less risky but count on a safe 6-8% net.

Is it safe to assume that if my first payment isn’t until October 1st that july has to be paid and if it’s September 1st that the original mortgage holder is satisfied ? 

We had suggested that the tenants could get a security system in the property, like simple safe.

I wouldn't feel so safe providing this information to a person that i just met through Craiglist or Roomster.

Good day BP’ers.With working for long periods of time in isolation (25+ day shifts in the bush) in the Canadian oilfields, it gives me a lot of time to brain storm.My latest idea had been if I were to rent a place in Hawaii and split it amongst a group of friends to make it affordable and have a safe haven to escape to on days off year round.

There are good templates online or use landlord software that will give you safe language to use and document.

P.S.Below are some best practices that can help you keep your money safe no matter which market you end up investing in.

1) It’s a passion. 2) it allowed me to leave my full time job that I wasn’t very happy in. 3) I’ve got flexibility in my work so that I can spend time with my two young daughters. 4) it’s going to help my husband retire early as well. 5) we provide a safe living environment to our tenants.

I have a 4-plex I'd like to make an offer on. I wont be able to live out of it so the loans available to me would need at least 20% down. I could do that but i would have very little left over. Would it be a bad decis...

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