If you bought on a thin margin you can end up upside down… definitely… but I would argue the pressure would come from a different direction:  it is more likely that rising taxes and insurance rates will eat up your profits where you don’t make as much or any profit if you bought poorly (ie.

I followed Ken Mcelroy's team process pretty much to a T from the book ABC's of Real Estate Investing (Rich dad adviser series) Asking a local friend whom's family had some rentals about a realtor.

i would argue this is not a one-size-fits all -- i think this is personal preference/ going to differ depending on your long term financial goals and strategy.Personally, for how much the lump-sum is in cash, vs how much it impacts your monthly payment, i'd rather keep the cash.

My wife and I also love the Million Dollar RE Agent and the Million Dollar Investor by Gary Keller as well as The Abcs of Commercial Real Estate investing by Ken McElroy.

On market selection I would argue that you don’t have that many to choose from if you want cash flow and population growth.

In fact, some on this forum would argue that buying a primary residence isn't a good idea ever (which is a whole other issue). 

It would look like this:Lets use a Sandwich Lease Option for instanceP+I: 850/moRent: 1100/moTenant/Buyer gives investor $1,100, investor writes a check to ABC lending for $850, investor writes a check to seller/owner for $250.In my eyes this would be the best practice.

Seems like that answer varies depending on county, from what I’ve read.Thanks in abc Andre.

At most you could argue that they gave you notice on the 2nd and need to pay for 1 or 2 days' rent in Jan, but that might simply delay them moving or them leaving a bigger mess.

In many places there is a portion of real estate law that speaks to an easement being created by the enduring presence of actions/items being in place and not argued against.