If one person has smoke in their unit and causes the alarm to go off, the alarm in all units go off, and the fire department is automatically notified and is required to show up (is what I'm told by the FD and PD).

Tonight I mailed them a letter informing them that if it wasn’t all gone by September 30th I would be disposing of it.

When allowed: -All subletting individuals are required to submit an application to the Landlord for evaluation and screening.

If you can househack something like a 2-4 unit your down payment money might go further and allow you to borrow more since often times lenders will factor in some or all of the other rent as income in the DTI calculations.

Just gotta be real with them :D Let them know you will try your best to have seller cover all of some of the closing costs.Can also always offer above asking price and ask for the difference as seller credits

Either can work in the long-term, but if I had to do it over again at 23, I would suggest a 2-4 unit that demonstrates the ability to cash flow assuming all units are rented.

We’ve used Bob Lambert at Stanley, Lande and Hunter for all of our transactions.

So go and find landlords that see the value in your offering, which requires "sales effort" Set up Zillow alerts for all multifamily units for rent in the desired area and call each new one that comes up.

Working with a proactive accountant who knows real estate will give you all the advice you need and more at this stage.

And yes I did interview them and asked them all the right questions.