Especially if you do not have a forwarding address.

I put my name, address, etc.

I'll take on all routine maintenance, taking that time/money as my expense and not yours.I'm addressing local rules/regs by _____________ (such as if short term <30 day rentals are banned in the area, you focus on >30 day tenant white collar professionals... consultants on 6 month contracts, travelling nurses, gov't workers getting a per diem, etc)All you've got to do Mr Landlord is cash an extra $2400/yr in rent checks and enjoy not having any 2 AM "Hey Mr.

MANY more issues than can really be addressed here, especially with the limited information you posted, but a short answer would be to get your builder to talk you through the specifics.

@Bruce Petersencare to give an address here so that i can look up what you are referring?  

If you find a good deal but it needs work, you may have difficulty getting it financed if the sellers aren't open to addressing the items.

Did they meet you in a U-Haul truckAlways go to their home - look at how they live - check their drivers lic, make sure it is the same address as where they liveCheck the SDAT to make sure the landlord is really their landlord - sometimes bad tenants will give false references.Always check with landlords other than their last one.Frst months rent and security deposit must be cash do not accept checks or money orders.

Just set up a file with the following headers (Property Address, Property State, Property Zipcode, Owner First Name, Owner Last Name, Owner Mailing Address, Owner Mailing State, Owner Zipcode) and they should be able to figure it out from there.

I doubt he will give me his address there at this point.Thanks!

Meaning would it lower what we can afford or does the banks look at it our DEBT TO INCOME RATIO different because the properties we own are rentals and not our primary address?