I declined and suggested they move forward with the bid they felt most comfortable with at their own expense but they then seemed to threaten legal action in a veiled manner citing their understanding of Minnesota state law which they feel puts the duty for pest removal on the landlord.

I see a tremendous advantage to getting deals by buying with cash now since we have it, as well as making sure we do not end up underwater on a mortgage due to unforseen expenses as we are new to the STR game.

The community has great UTV trails, so bought a Mule (not that expensive and built like a tank) to enjoy the trails.

For planning, i've found the following to be decent planning factors:  10% property management fees, 10% potential repair and maintenance expenses, plus any excise taxes your area imposes and condo/association fees. 

Looking to make an Intra-Family loan for a project and I am looking for a simple Interest Only Promissory note where the investment plus the interest is paid at closing. 

You would think they would suspend ads for paid accounts.

I have successfully paid my way out of debt and want to start real estate investing.

The response was that they paid a guru to teach them how to do 100%, 2nd mortgage financing to real estate investors for purchases and down payments.

They have no income, so they can't refi or HELOC to use their equity for their personal expense.

However, the hard part is the expensive bay area entry price - even with the VA loan, it's still difficult to find places that makes sense for both while we house hack and when it's turned into investment property if we move.