His anti home ownership perspective is surprising because a penny saved is worth more than a penny earned. 

This market just blew up and prices are crazy for residential and commercial alike.

Turns out that the county had taken possession of it it for delinquent taxes, but, according to the county minutes, did not know what to do with it because 1) it's zoned R3 residential, two family and 2) it's in poor condition.We live in a smaller county, population being only about 71,000, so I'm not dealing with an extremely busy county treasurer or clerk like in a large metropolitan area.

If this is your first rental and its a residential property you are probably not going to put it in an LLC, so it is more for you if you want to keep a separate account. 

Do you want to own residential, commercial, industrial?

On a six unit apartment you will need to go for commercial financing but with the SFRs you could go for residential lending or you could look for a portfolio lender who would lend on 6 separate properties inside of a single loan.

Hello all. I have a 4-Plex in Tacoma built in 1896. I need a structural engineer to advise and potentially provide plans and supervise permits and my contractor for a floor plan change on one of the units. My contract...

While talking to my attorney in the meantime about what typically happens with lenders and insurers in RI.While I understand the EPA may not regulate it, and the state of RI does not regulate tanks for residential use under 1,100 gallons, they still do not allow it to be "abandoned" but provide little detail on actual closure requirements. 

residential, commercial?

Commercial loans, yes, you can get more, but here you can't get a commercial loan on one residential property.