However, you first need to have a basic understanding of the problem and subletting in general.

Only a small account for basic misc. expenses, small repairs, bigger things approved by or handled by yourself or management company3.

Consult an attorney and certified risk manager familiar with your state but here are the basics:1.

My thought is that, if I find a well-functioning entity with good staff, it seems it would be much easier to buy the entire entity and everything with it, than to create a new LLC and have to basically "rehire" the 2 employees I want to keep, etc...

I asked about running a credit check and he basically said it would be a waste of time because I was essentially guaranteed they'd have a bad score, as otherwise they'd be financing conventionally.

It sounds like you did do some basic interviewing of the contractors but you may have to take things a step further next time to ensure something like this does not happen again.

Basically, I just put my ideas down on paper, with a discrete set of tasks, timeframes and goals to go with it.

Shannon, I went with a very basic and professional design (I believe less is more on business cards).

From my own experiences, the people moving in Jan HAVE to move; there are good reasons for having to move (need more space because expecting a child, or job relocation, or current home has some issue that requires serious repairs - think mold or fire) and not so good reasons for having to move (foreclosure, eviction, non-payment of utilities leading to no heat, loss of job).

Basically, her entire down payment is gone, and she still has a higher interest rate.