The other "work around" is forming some kind of a partnership where his name is still on the property but you pick up all the costs and then dissolve the partnership and move it to your name after you have it rented out.

The media will do stories and they cherry pick that one situation where a stable person fell on a bad situation.

Current home value according to our realtor is somewhere from $375-385k which is phenomenal - we are truly blessed and what seemed to be a risky move when we were purchasing the home has seemed to really pay off.I'd love to pick up more rentals and/or flip some homes in Minneapolis area - if anyone is looking to partner send me a message and let's connect!

Organic farm/hire the laborHand picked cotton farm/hire the laborIf it's fenced, graze others cows and horses for a fee.Bring in some old "Stuff" to hide behind, and make it a paintball war park.Turn it into a vehicle wrecking/recycling yard.Set up hay bales and make it into an archery park, charge admission.Invest in some folding tables, chairs and tents and advertise it for quinceañera parties and wedding receptions.

So, it's very important to pick areas to work in where you feel comfortable being in and also comfortable working with the type of clientele the community attracts.

If you don't have a plan for picking out the right brokerage, you could end up "anywhere" which may not be ideal for you.

Hi everyone - Looking to pick your brain on what your combination of software that you use is for your real estate business, or if you could recommend any for me.Here is what I'd like to be able to do:- Import transactions from my bank to categorize- Create and view project specific budgets, and be able to see if my project is on track throughout the project as I categorize transactions- View a P&L statement at the end of the project- Ideally be able to categorize transactions from my mobile device on the goNice to have but not important:- Managing a project (deliverables, deadlines, dates, etc.)- Invoicing a client for upgrades Up until now, I've been operating from Excel, but we're growing to the point where manually entering transactions and categorizing is becoming very tedious.I tried setting up Wave, and while I'm able to live with some of the limitations it has (i.e. subaccounts), I haven't figured out how I can assign budgets to the expense accounts so that I can track progress.  

@Ricardo R Barrera pick a lane and go for it.

Biden is now urging state and local governments to "pick up the slack" and develop their own eviction moratoria in light of the federal one being struck down. 

FHA loans can be a great option and if it's a choice between using every penny you have to do a larger down payment and saving funds for repairs/emergencies/next property on a property that you're buying, I would pick 3.5% down FHA every time.