I definatly recommend going no smoking, no pets if you want to both improve the quality of tenants as well as reduce the cost to maintain your units in rent ready condition at turnover.It does eliminate some from the tenant pool but keep in mind that is the whole purpose of screening to end up with the best possible tenants.

I was really frustrated with most of the practice tests as I thought they were worded strangely or purposely confusing, but they were very similar to the actual test.

Account Closed  for me it makes a 29% apr jump to 30.6%  that's huge for me on my deals and for reporting purposes

I had previously set up a dedicated LLC for the sole purpose of real estate investments.

What is the purpose of your blog?  

I got 5 properties there and purposely bought them in different areas of the city.

The number one reason for this is because most investors follow the Claude Diamond approach of lease options and purposefully setup the lease option contract to ensure that the tenant/buyer cannot qualify during the specified term.

They provide end of year statements for tax purposes but was curious how others handle this.

However, the way my street is positioned, and the amount of traffic and trees on one side prevents the snow from melting quickly.I'd like to start a limited HOA for my street, for the purposes of snow removal only.I have zero idea how to do this - I'd love any tips about starting an HOA.

I don't use a quit claim for any purpose, so you might want to check on what deed makes sense for your purpose in your state.A deed from the owner/borrower will not make it so a lender has to communicate or negotiate with you.