Stats on the house:Approximately 2400 square ft.1st floor -            - two full bathrooms, 1 large living room (14x16), 1 small living room (10x12), and kitchen(10x12)2nd floor            - One large bedroom (14x16)            - Two smaller bedrooms upstairs, but you have to walk through one bedroom to get to the other.Comps in the area range from 220k - 300k.Rentals Comps would be 1700 - 2200.The front of the house seems like it would be "picturesque" for small venue events. 

We would follow abandonment processes for getting possession back and storing belongings.But we are less likely to encounter this because we have this clause in our rental agreement:In the event of abandonment, arrest or death, the following person has the authority to decide when to terminate tenancy and how to store/distribute my belongings:Name: ____________________________________________________Address: ____________________________________________________Phone #: ____________________________________________________If we have an applicant who will be living alone we include this wording.

I live in CT and I have relatives who would like to "snow bird" to Florida at some point soon.

Feel free to shoot me an email and I can forward it over to you.If you live in the DSM area, there is an investor meet-up every Friday morning at Smoky Row downtown and 1 monthly investor meet-up on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

You are asking for a lotTo get a deal, with location and needs.You need a good place to live for your Mom so she is close to supermarket restaurant may be park.Find the best place for your Mom and yes work on the financing. 

My broker listed my rental as my primary residence, but I am renting/living out of state.

In addition given the large DP I suspect you were not worried about a deep dive into the church's ability to debt service.. ???

If you're an experienced real estate investor living in or around Springfield, IL, I'm looking for someone to provide advice and constructive criticism of my ideas, plans, research, and goals with.

I know that is probably just a normal and natural part of apartment living, but there is very squeaky floorboards right above the tenants bedroom, causing her sleep to be interrupted very early in the morning when my tenants has to wake up for work. particularly bad areas.

., people often invest in US property while living and having citizenship OVERSEAS!