Is 24hr notice legally needed to access  property's front and back yard? 

It looks like you are calculating based on cash on cash, but I'd think you'd want to include some financing/debt service etc stuff in there too.There's nothing wrong with buying something for cheap. 

This leads you to overleveraging territory, so you ought to measure whether your dream factory job can support the maintenance of however many units you are looking to purchase on top of debt payments on both a HELOC and mortgage.

Myunderstandiing is in Baltimore City landlords are legally responsible for rats and tenants are responsible for mice.

For instance, what if the tenants see a big issue that you cannot immediately service and elect to pay rent over to the court causing you to experience financial strain or even default on your debt obligation?

Will a lender see this as a mortgage im paying, and count it as debt?

Will a lender see this as a mortgage im paying, and count it as debt?

However, I was just rejected for a used car loan because of my debt to income ratio....I have excellent credit - never missed a payment, but it looks like I have a ton of debt.

You'll immediately gain property management experience, rehab experience, acquisition experience, and experience in assessing the quality of assets.That sure sounds better than stuffing money under the pillow to pay off debt first.

Generally, it's not worth even making an offer until they are desperate, meaning foreclosure is imminent and the property owner does not have the funds to redeem the property by paying off the tax debt.