I'm sure people have differing views.

Tonight I went to view some more properties and I came across this one that I think I am going to make an offer on.

This works specifically because the buyer doesn't understand the local market and views the property through the lens of values in their area.

I just logged in to my wellsfargo to view my rental property escrow activity and my insurance has gone up from $800 last year to $950!

Because I'm young (20) and mobile, I will view my first few homes as investments.

I was simply saying it is view differently and will be treated differently and that farming is a bad example as there is still income averaging in farming.

There are legal issues with these arrangements and generally are not viewed as a business strategy and you may be limited by zonning issues and local ordinaces.I'd suggest you do more reading here and see the issues involved with landlording and property ownership.

In other words, if you have a considerable amount of liquid assets, a lender will view you more favorably as a borrower regardless of your income situation / source.I'm local to Houston, TX and please let us know if we can ever be of further assistance!

I'm gona view the house sunday coming.

Sadly we are starting to see 'Amateur Hour Rehabs' that went way over price & are not finished &/or poorly done then abandoned or being sold 'as is'.The rehab gone wrong on one we viewed would have been too expensive to re-do.