Park improvements require a very keen understanding of 'will this expense drive my NOI? 

I know other student rental investors that do not require guarantors because of the additional administrative work and they say that the social pressure of not paying rent is enough insurance.Low Vacancy - LOCATION is everything with student rentals.

Down Payment: Lower down payments, such as the 3.5% required for an FHA loan, let you keep more of your funds, but they also result in higher monthly mortgage insurance costs.

The requirement for the Section 121 exclusion of capital gains on the sale of a primary residence is indeed based on exact dates, not just the calendar year.

In March 2022, my dad passed away and I became administrator of his estate which included his home which was purchased in 2003 and had a 30 year mortgage balance of around $70K.

(just like a 2nd but shows up as one loan that has two payments each month) You do these when the seller has a lot of equity and will do a “carry back” instead of requiring cash at closing.

The other items you should request manually and review yourself. do you include all these requirements in the rental ad for transparency or do you communicate them verbally?

If you are borrowing the balance and you are an investor buyer then that amount of cash will get you into a $300-$350k property @8% interest. 

Balancing aesthetic appeal with durability and cost-efficiency is key in this process. 

Hey @Steven Barr, I suspect the various clerks were just being cranky and/or having a laugh at your expense.Every county in Georgia has a physical "newspaper of record" where foreclosure notices (AKA "Notices of Sale Under Power") are required to be listed.Fortunately, there's also a FREE website (https://www.georgiapublicnotice.com/) that aggregates data across multiple Georgia counties into a single, searchable database, bless their hearts!