I'm currently licensed but my license is on inactive status.

Since the design company has been in talks with code enforcement, they have now rescinded their prior statement of not contesting the 4-unit occupancy status and state that they do no have a certificate of occupancy for a 4 unit (CoO aren't commonly used in this area).

chandler - good question ..student loans are  a bit tricky for lenders ...depending on the loan program and the  status of your loans  ...the payment used for qualifying  can  range a great deal .....are you student loans  deferred ?

If the community is helped because you fixed up a former dump, fine, but trying to socially engineer your investment makes you a charity.4.

Bottom line up front: I socialized a rent increase and tenant paid utilities and renters seem to not want to renew, but keep delaying giving a final decision.

Would there be social unrest?

A little status update on this project after 10 months.Community AmenitiesThe buildout of the new office/gym is underway.BBQ Area, Bark Park, Playground are done.Interiors36 units completed10 currently under renovationForward ever, backward never!

Think about what drove your last purchase: frugality, good value, status, art, compassion, health, comfort, athleticism, kindness, wealth, status, pursuit of wisdom, mastery, or achievement, whatever-- your TRUE values are always reflected in how you spend your money and your time.If you can figure out why you each make the choices you make regarding money and time, you'll be able to understand how you can invest in real estate AND meet both your own needs and your wifes' needs.

@Cameron Price As you mentioned, it's definitely too deep of a topic to condense the intent and decisions behind writing ~80k pages of the tax code but, to put it very simply...Tax dollars are one thing - the money the government collects from income taxes is used for Social Security, Medicare, national defense, transportation, eduction, and so on and so forth.

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