If the person performing snow removal services is an employee of the snow removal company then that company should maintain workers comp insurance.

From my personal experience, each lender has its strengths and weaknesses.

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And you are right, it is a big risk betting on the appreciation.Our strategy to wait to buy the bigger house originated from the multiple factors (interest rates, inflated prices, no need for moving just for elementary school and unstable professional life).

And, if you find that person on the right day, you can make a deal that works for both.

personal finances and mortgage with local lender How did you add value to the deal?

I just completed a "free BRRRR" in Monroe personally and helped another investor complete a Free BRRRR in gastonia as well!  

Today I simply go in on these with other investors as part of a passive real estate investment club, where each person invests $5K at a time and we vet new deals together each month.

Wondering what, if anything, I could do to spruce up the place to make it more attractive to a potential tenant OR if there are ideas of what I could personally do to it that would create some nice cash flow for me (co-working spaces, etc.).

Any contacts of a good reliable person in the area - would like to set up a relationship with them and keep them in my list of contacts for future work.