If you have very responsible tenants and they know how to use a fireplace safely, burn only seasoned firewood, do not leave the fire unattended, use fireplace screens and dispose of the ashes appropriately, it works.

But I personally don't think it's as safe as a bet as the NYC metro area (bar any foreign threat). 

From an accounting standpoint you are safe just tracking expenses for each.

The only safe way for a bank is at a public auction where it's harder to pull off these shenanigans.I bought a condo at a public auction at the bottom of the market, and a year later they still had 30 available selling for $25K more.

I then would spend more money to get the house ready to rent and look into the business side/league aspects of renting a home.Positives - Long-term financial benefit; I would assume that I can get roughly $900 a month renting this home - after taxes and insurance it would be safe to say I would profit $725.

What is a safe percentage of the rent to put aside for:VacanciesRepairs and maintenanceCapital ExpendituresAnd also, under the future assumptions, what is a safe number for the following:Annual Income growthAnnual PV growthAnnual Expense growthOn the webinar I watched, Brendan didn’t worry too much about these numbers.

So 11 is a pretty safe number. 

Just buy a single family home in a well established area, put 20% down and rent it out from day one ( seems like a safe move but it probably wont cash flow for the first handful of years. ( appreciation play) 2.

Rather, I have approved any and all work that has come up during the rehab outside of scope to make sure that the home is safe for people to habit. 

I'm selling my land investment to another investor. I typically request payment in the form of Cashiers Check or Wire Transfer. This investor only pays with a company check.
Is this normal? Do I have recourse if the ...