If you are a ultra conservative investor, if you have surplus cash you have no use for, if parking surplus cash is your goal, if earning minimum return on your cash fits your investment plans, if you intend to sell as soon as they are paid off then these are all good reasons to force yourself to save money where you can not easily access a 15 year loan is for you.

Don't try to force RE investing...it will happen when the time is right. 

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Circumstances of the last market crash forced me to make some drastic property choices to save my self from foreclosure.

Hopefully at this point you have forced the appreciation of the property and is worth more.Yes, very normal across the boardThe bank might ask for one, i would wait until they request theirs (paid by you).

Hi all,I am in Omaha, NE and have done private acquisitions for a local real estate investment company and am ready to pursue my first personal investment property.I like the concept of peer to peer or hard money lending and wanted advice or tips on best hard money lenders for “first timers”...Any recommendations?

For C-corps and asset protection, if you own shares in a corporation and are sued personally (i.e. after a car wreck), a judgment creditor can reach your shares in the corporation.

Pro - a division 2 university, close to an air force base and very cheap housing. 

What if you can't rent it and are forced to sell?

In that case not only would the renters possibly be forced to vacate, but they would lose their option to purchase.