I read a few of the Trump books and the techniques they show are more of a "I win - you lose" style.

A large part of the loan proceeds were almost immediately distributed to “personal accounts and payoffs†for Tim Blixseth, who founded Yellowstone and controlled it, and his former wife, Edra.“The only plausible explanation for Credit Suisse’s actions is that it was simply driven by the fees it was extracting from the loans it was selling, and letting the chips fall where they may,†the judge wrote.“Unfortunately for Credit Suisse,†he added, “those chips fell in this court.â€A Credit Suisse spokesman told Reuters that the company was disappointed with the ruling, disagreed with the court’s findings and was considering its options.

And, although hard money lenders do look at credit reports, they are not score driven.

As for water – most states / counties have a way to get the water to follow the person – some places call it a waiver – some a water affidavit – I would call the local water department and ask for the landlord / tenant division (if they have one) as they will know if there is a way to get it off of you and onto the home.

I suppose I should post this elsewhere as a "is this a good deal?"

Many of the clunkers were junkers that weren't even being driven.

A person who is driven to be a teacher will not be as successful as a real estate investor, the degree aside from things.

If it were to drop that 37% in the next year (not at all unlikely, IMHO), then were to resume appreciating at 3% per year driven by inflation then 10 years from now nominal prices will be right where they are now.

The exception is for the second, third and forth purchases, you only need two months for the investment properties you already hold.The "A" is, I guess, "anything else".

It gets hard to remember that A is this house and B is this house.