If you are able to make considerable improvements in those first few years while living there, being an owner occupant during that time also allows you to take out a HELOC on the property much more easily than on something that's already a rental, giving you valuable access to capital for subsequent projects.

I'm going to send this to some of my junior team members to read and memorize (quiz to follow).Keep up the good work. 

This doesn't mean fulfill it, but just respond.Depending on the request and how much is required to compile it, they are allowed to charge fees.

This can give an investor an idea of the variety of different asset classes and strategies, and allow them to come up with their own unique due diligence criteria.

From the reading I’ve done it seems that he would lawfully be allowed to have the camera there unless it’s pointing directly at a door?

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hi all, i’m newish to BP boards, thank you in advance for sharing your opinions + experience.i’m looking for opinions about how helpful an additional sleep number is in the income + rentability of an str.i’m potentially purchasing a 3 bedroom, 2 bath property which i will STR + also live in part-time.ideally, i’d like to have:*a king bed in the master bedroom*a queen bed in one bedroom*a queen memory foam pullout sofa in the third bedroomthis would be a 3 bedroom that sleeps 6this is my preference for:*general look of the house / not a house full of beds*number of guests/noise/cars*septic*would allow me to create a cute ‘chill out’ space in an extra bedroom-sized nook elsewhere in the house, which i think would be appealing to travelers.

Hey James - It depends on whether the property is in your name or titled to an entity - many lenders that offer HELOCs on investments don't allow entities, which is a problem for some investors.