The family stepped up and helped her until she passed.Multifamily is at a high premium right now with everyone under the sun looking to invest.

If you have say a 2,000 sq ft space operator wanting a 5 year lease out of a 20,000 sq ft center then lender underwriting is not going to impacted that much versus a free standing STNL property.I have a premium (A) location I am developing for multiple parcels and there is no way in h&ll I am agreeing to a 5 year lease on freestanding.

Basically, a group of investors flip properties to each other (usually land within a particular new development) and make it look like they are arms length transactions between unrelated parties, each time at say a 5-10% premium or even 30% premium over the previous "purchase" price, depending on how aggressive they want to get.  

But I bought the house for about what a few years' premium would have ran, so it was a good risk

I have done a ton wholesale deals over the last couple years and it is exactly a case of I have created a contract and I am selling the contract more often than not for a small premium.

You'll have to pay a Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) at closing and also monthly payments.With a conventional loan, that 20% goes into your equity and you won't have to pay Private Mortgage Insurance.So, you need to look at the side by side - balance closing costs, monthly payments, and total cost of the loans over 30 years.

I would also expect insurance premiums to be increased having a pool.

My strategy is buy and hold, typically 4-7 years, on mostly pre-construction projects in premium locations.

Right now Denton houses are definitely at a premium unless you can find one needing work and even then they are going fast. 

You may deduct whatever amount was actually paid from escrow for your property taxes and rental dwelling insurance.There are some qualifiers before you can deduct PMI premiums for your primary residence:You obtained your loan in 2007 or later.Your mortgage is for your primary residence (or second home).Your adjusted gross income is no more than $109,000.