In a 425 unit property managed by a professional property manager, what is the upper limit manager shoud be able to spend on making a repair without getting permission from owner?  Sometimes times is of essence in giv...

Whether you get your credit history started with a secured card or become an authorized user on someone else’s card, the important thing is to start!

My lender said that I can't get a loan for an investment property because I don't have a credit history aside from being an authorized user on my parent's card.

It is possible to have the Seller authorize you as their representative, so you can do the work (paperwork, payments, etc) required to get the permit.

I would echo what @Andrew Syrios says and make sure you are every bit as thorough when screening and to the best of your ability scope out your housing authority’s process to see if you have a good one or a PITA. 

There is clearly a disconnect and I am paying for it, I would not have authorized this work for 1900$ and the property manager knows this, that is why I drove to his location to address the original bid.

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This also clarifies the eventual Security Deposit reconciliation as being ONE check, with names of only the authorized occupants at that point in time.

The investors have no voting rights in day to day activities but do have authority to remove the managers.This would need an attorney to draft and cost approx $10k to do.

In the book, multiple times the authors stressed the importance of putting together a policy binder for your rentals.While I feel like I have a good grasp on the understanding of how I run my house-hack so far, one never knows when their last day on earth will be.