And they all have different gigs and many are wildly successful.. my partner in our airplane for instance has a big underground contracting company 100 plus employees make huge bank.. and invest in real estate as well short term and long term.. and now started a container home building company LOL. 

I hope I am able to bring value to others utilizing Bigger Pockets by assisting them in achieving their short term, and long term goals as well.I am open to any form of Real Estate investing as long as it makes "cents", and is appropriate to helping me establish the long term goal I have for my family of financial freedom.Is anyone willing to connect to start a relationship in the pioneer valley area?

Otherwise, the numbers look reasonable to me, assuming you will actually get $1,000 a month for the property.Something unrelated to your analysis to consider, though: If your grandmother is renting the house to increase her monthly income, I would consider getting a loan that amortizes over a longer period so as to increase cash flow in the short term.

.  :(  At the time, we thought that was a smart move to basically defer our gains/short term income in the interest of having a paid off property in 10 years.  

Not really sure about what the protocol is when it comes to this, and there's no way I'm contacting my insurance company because I don't want increased premiums.

In short, you need to ask yourself how will the appreciation that has occurred over the recent years be sustained, and what driving forces will happen going forward to continue the price trends of demand > supply?? 

I would not charge them too much or they may change their mind and stay put for now, which will only delay short term the problems that will come from these tenants.

They say off market, but those guys are all serious enough that not calling it a second market is almost selling them short on the work they put in. 

I personally go with very short term financing but the majority of my properties are paid off so in the event of vacancies, I don't necessarily have a mortgage to cover.

The time to evict can be as short as 30 days.Locations - Georgia has beaches, big cities, and everything in-between!