I’m currently trying to meet with the city over this.

Thanks Michael,Diligent research was undertaken prior to using the current group, but performance has declined over time, hence why I’ve requested current recommendations from people familiar with the Alabama market.Cliff

I am concerned that I could be taking too much risk by investing in a currently undesirable area versus spending more to enter the market in a more expensive area nearby that is currently thriving.3.

My experience overall is that the average quality is about the same.

We are really taking a look at our spending and lifestyle "creep". 

My question is, if we buy the home using a conventional personal loan while we househack, what would the costs and process look like of transferring the house and the loan over to an LLC?

agree over the long term real estate should outperform stocks.

Of course, if the reporting tenant is overly sensitive or has unrealistic expectations of social interaction, then the credibility of the report may be low. 

We have enough capital now to purchase a property and and we are blessed to have capital left over every month as well, which we typically invest in CDs.Here are our current options: 1-Buy a turnkey place that has nothing to do with mom for cash flow of $200-300/month plus potential appreciation, overall ROI of 15-20% 2- Ask mom if she would move closer to us in San Diego, buy a small place here, have zero cashflow but at least we have another property in a great appreciating market and are no longer spending the $800 on her rent3- Buy a place for her in Orlando, same scenario as above but obviously a lesser mortgage since its FL and not CAWe found a great turnkey company we liked so if we do option one I think we will use them, but it just feels like if we do that we will still be tossing away what we currently pay on her rent. 

I have mentioned a few times on BP For all these folks trying to bust into the business but need to make money this is a great way to learn details and make cash without having to spend much if any money other than a computer scanner printer phone.