Property insurance continues to increase with no imminent end in sight. 

just be cautious when it comes to using these. ensure you've got a plan to pay that balance back in a relatively quick fashion as most HELOC rates can fluctuate which could make the numbers suddenly not work. i've leveraged mine in instances where i'm doing a BRRR and i want the deposit for a private money loan. i'm not using it as my downpayment and leaving it out there for a long period of time. 

Please share recommendations on where to buy basic furniture (sofa, chair, end tables, coffee tables, dressers for bedrooms,etc) that will last through the years but also be reasonable. 

It is assumed the lease will end on the scheduled termination date.However, best practice is to never leave anything to chance.

He says the son is going to a local private school for the semester and when the semester is over the aunt is going back to china.

The current owner was great at taking things down, but not as great at putting them back together:) Let me know your thoughts.

I have come across multiple properties - typically houses that require rehab - where the seller is not the owner of the property but what I believe to be a wholesaler or investor who has been assigned the rights of the property to sell to an end buyer (me) for a (substantial) fee. 

David Wright with Atlantic Union Bank teaches investor seminars in our market about how to buy the most number of properties with the least amount of cash using government backed loans. 

I always say if you have $15,000-$50,000 buy a house, buy a condo, learn from experience, it will be more valuable learning on the job and in the end you have a piece of real estate.   

Seems like word would get out, but maybe there are enough smaller vendors looking for work that they're willing to take a chance.I remember back in the day there were issues with banks/lenders wanting us to take on AP for them with all the property preservations.