Yes, a lot of personal finance people preach the rent option, but house hacking is almost always superior. 

It is either rented or it's not and when it's not it can quickly become a financial alligator.I would be surprised if a duplex in Lansing was more expensive than a single family house in Maine.As far as managing from a distance without a property manager, I would not advise it personally.

I'm not opposed to proving I'm a real person by showing a government issued picture ID, but I am against giving an agent a copy of my driver's license or passport to keep on file.

Business credit & personal savings How did you add value to the deal?

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I also prefer closing in person but it's getting rare.

In Ohio, once the tenant was non-renewed, you'd serve a 3 day notice to quit and then file an eviction with the court if they were still on the premises.

Hey Byron,So the advantage of doing Refi compared to a HELOC is that the heloc is personally backed to some degree while a DSCR refi is backed by the (hopefully) cash-flowing asset.

@Olu Efunwoye I personally wouldn't pay for this, $40k for a coach? 

was thinking of letting them know I leg rent more than a certain amount here in California unless that person decided to move out and one of their other not on the contract tenants signed a new lease at the higher rate?