Apparently, the FHA will loan on 2-4 unit properties that are all attached, or also loan on a SFR that has an ADU, but not a Duplex with an ADU, which makes no sense at all but it is what it is.And now my broker is telling me that he is finding no available mortgages for a multi-family property with an ADU, not even conventional mortgages.I admit that this is a pretty strange property layout (Duplex with detached garage/apartment) but I see no reason why I should be able to finance this baby!

See what it takes to own a rental and manage your manager.On your next one, you can try the rehab process which involves finding great contractors, non-traditional lenders, etc...Take baby steps.

I'd use it to promote whirled peas If you whirl peas too much, doesn't that eventually turn into baby food?

Unlike stocks, which can just wipe you out to zero, RE investing can put you into the negative.

They become babies and they revert back to the TESTING PHASE.

As we discussed before, the midwest, urban renter is very hip to the fact that electric baseboard heating has the potential to wipe him/her out during the months of Nov, Dec, Jan and Feb.  

Sometimes you can do a LPMI( lender placed mortgage insurance) where they basically give you a higher interest rate but wipe out the PMI payment or lower it substantially.

According to Pew Research, in 2019 Millennials surpassed the Baby Boomers as the largest living generation.

If you’re thinking of growing the business/franchising and catering to irony-loving millennials then you should definitely make it sound like a tech startup/ a sound a baby would make such as Stayio, Staysy, Linger-Longer, Homeasy, Homeegy, Homeonus, Motelio, etc… Or you could do something more Tom Robbins/ Another Roadside Attraction-esque to grab attention/ free publicity and toss in a combination hot dog stand/zoo into this concept and call it "Captain Kendrick's Memorial Hot Dog Wildlife Preserve Motel”.

Tenant can easily wipe stains without damaging wood or the finish.