@Tina Rubin as an occasional lender myself, I think the second option (new deal/property) sounds a little cleaner and more of the traditional lending scenario - if I’m understanding you correctly.Just make sure you have a good understanding of the higher rate you’ll be paying to the HML and make sure you can still make your numbers work with that higher payment amount.A hard money lender’s main concerns will be the value of the collateral relative to the loan amount (LTV), and whether your estimate of the project cost is accurate.The HML will definitely want you to bring a substantial amount to the table as a down payment to keep their LTV low (65-70% is common), so if you need to refi your current property to get those funds then that might be something you’ll need to look into.If it was me I’d probably stick with a traditional fixed loan on the first property and start out with a private/hard money loan on the second, until it’s rehabbed and stabilized, and then refi out with another bank loan.

Seems like we have a lot in common. 

The utility statement for the month of June that comes out on July 1st, has meter readings from 04/15- 05/15.But it also has other items which are current to June like common area electric, internet fee, utility billing fee etc. 

The owner lives on site, has owned for 15 years, and pays ALL tenant utilities (not common in Indianapolis).

Trial and error if you will. 

Hi All :)I am new to the whole world of property investing and the Bigger Pockets community.It is common to hear many success stories of people with 10+ properties.

Hi All :)I am new to the whole world of property investing and the Bigger Pockets community.It is common to hear many success stories of people with 10+ properties.

@jason chaseWhat your lender is asking for is what we commonly call a "comfort letter".It is a checkbox on their list, and will be scrutinized with the attempt to shift liability to the accounting firm that wrote it should the loan go south and the lender cannot collect from the lendee.The AICPA as well as errors & omissions insurers strongly discourage tax and accounting firms from writing these letters. 

If we end up in court will the judge see that this is in fact a "Just Cause" eviction based upon our correspondence and evidence and that I simply made a procedural error in not submitting the proper notice?

Is that common?