For buff and poly watch a few vids online but essentially you just sand/buff the existing finish on the hardwood and then put down a few coats of new polyurethane.  

We’re not as worried about the structures as we are the safety of our guests, how to handle flooding situations as a host, and liability purposes.

At first I was really concerned for my tenants safety, he was so scared that he was looking for a hotel that would take him and his 2 big dogs.

If you submeter the building for utilities then you essentially become your tenants utility company.

Plus if you buy a house right away and want to leave after 3 years you may not have enough equity to cover realtor fees when selling especially if we don't see as much home appreciation over the next few years like we've become accustomed to.Yes, paying rent pays someone else's mortgage down, but your essentially paying for flexibility.

The smart money(whatever that means) was flowing into BREIT at a breakneck pace of about $3 billion per month, essentially forcing BREIT(which I believe paid/continues to pay about a 4% yield on invested funds) to buy commercial properties hand over fist.

Ask them if there are any major outstanding repairs (Plumbing, Electrical, Safety).  

I like to review the whole picture, example not a strong credit score, I then review the history on the report and can see what chess playing financial moves they had to do, (school system does not train us to master budgets, credit cards, etc, it is learned in the school of life) reviewing the history report you can see which bill account they made priority and which ones they didn't, and if they decided to not pay or skip few payments on non-essential accounts, that's okay with me.

You will essentially be the bank so you should get comfortable with this guy you’re going to lend to.

Something to understand, not fear.At the time of sale, the IRA is essentially just reallocating from holding real property to holding cash.