The person helping out if  a partnership might want to take a retainer so if you do not do anything they are compensated for their time.I believe people have to have (skin in the game) with cash so that if they do not act on the knowledge given to them and time spent with them then it will be painful for them to walk away.

She would retain 50% equity since she's contributing 50% of the down payment.

Opening up the floor plan, adding storage, and making the home more functional should help attract and retain tenants, while adding value to the property.I’m calculating a 25%ish ROI on the rehab, is there an ROI number you aim for when assessing improvement projects on your properties?

Purchase price: $144,900 Cash invested: $32,475 Sale price: $220,000 This was a fairly straight forward project:- New floors (carpet in bedrooms; LVP everywhere else)- paint walls, ceilings, trim, doors, cabinets, etc- new bathrooms (re used the tubs)- new electrical (plugs, switches, fixtures)- a handful of exterior things; retaining wall, clean siding, rear door, etc.- typical punchlist items; blinds, knobs, hardware for cabinets and drawers.

I'm considering sizing up my home and buying into one of those neighborhoods, and then renting out my current one (just to retain the asset and not lose out to selling realtor fees).....this is as opposed to investing 20% net-income and holding out for a potential buyers market....

Can you buy a stock, add value to it, then refinance to pull all of your cash out of the stock while retaining ownership of it?

Our obligation to make payments on a LRO is limited to an amount equal to each holder’s pro rata share of amount of payments, if any, actually received on the corresponding Loan, net of certain fees and expenses retained by us.

An easy way to see how much an all cash model will hinder your growth is to divide the cash you would retain with financing by the P/I portion of your payment.

This type of scam is definitely not done by an amateur; retaining your former landlords bank information is not common.

At this point I would be living in a house-hack & retain one true rental property.