By accepting rent during an attempted eviction you would be essentially allowing them to stay and nullifying the eviction process.IF your landlord was that stupid, then good for you...the landlord got what he/she deserved.....but they are probably not crying in their milk while sitting in their private jet

Essentially no network except one amazing realtor who has been on this journey with me for 20+ years of me buying crazy fixer uppers :).  

If you still have US real estate assets when you pass away your heirs will still benefit from the stepped up basis regardless of their residence so that shouldn't really factor into the equation.  

Husband has good job with good benefits but gets laid off.

The biggest benefit of this arrangement was actually keeping track of the hours.

The VA loan is a great benefit and if used effectively can get your RE investing off to a very good start.Suggestions:Use the VA loan to house hack a duplex to quad.Refer to yourself as the Property Manager and not the owner.Live in the unit that can best benefit from a rehab. 

Thanks for the benefit of your experience. 

You’ll get all the tax benefits whether it’s an LLC or your name.

Looks like it might take a bit over 2 years to breakeven (ballpark, maybe longer) on the loan/closing costs of a refi to benefit from the lower monthly expense.

Another congrats Account Closed that you should find a way to share your story with young people who could benefit from a positive role model.