Most lenders are going to want to see a few big things from the ownership group. 1) The borrower will be the enitity (LLC, S-Corp, etc) and any owner with usually 20% or more of ownership in the entity will be expected to guaranty the loan, 2) We'll want to see some experience doing similar projects from at least one of the main owners, 3) We'll want to see bank statements showing liquidity enough to cover the intial cash injection (down payment), the closing cost, and some cash in reserve.

If you look at what they have avaliiable on the website its mainly desert lots.

If you are NOT running a trade or business - 1099s are not required.The main reason why you WANT to be "running a rental trade or business" is your eligibility to claim business overhead deductions, such as marketing, education, technology, and so on.

IDEALLY, we would like to find a property that has or is capable of being converted into a “mother in law”, “ADU”, “Casita”, or any other separate living quarters in which we could rent out the main portion to a tenant (short term or long term) and then use the separate space as our own for when we come and go with business.

The power of leverage is one of the main benefits that distinguishes RE from other investment choices, and the refi is where real wealth is made.

I mainly focus on Columbus, Ohio, where big tech companies like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google have moved in, boosting property values and job growth.

Your tenant's friend will probably just draw it from whatever nearby circuit thay can tap into most easily.....So running a new 14/2 cable from the main panel will probably not be easy unless it is really close.

The main thing is to find motivated sellers before they list their homes with a Realtor.

My main concern about actual house hacking for a few years in a row is that we don't want the kiddos to have to change schools once we relocate up there.I'm thinking about getting an appreciation-oriented duplex/triplex in a pricier market with good schools that we could stay in for several years, and saving for an actual cashflow property that'd we buy as an investment property instead of a house hack.

Quote from @Tanner Lewis: Hey Chelsea - I'm pretty active on the lending side in the Smokies since it's mainly rural STRs.