Check out your market otherwise if it is clean and descent looking stay with your original plan.

There may be some programs allowing title to stay in the name of the LLC, but will probably be more expensive (up front or over time).2. b) Financing in your name has a value that, based on your post, was not negotiated before hand. 

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He will use every possible tactic the courts allow to drag it out as long as possible to stay rent free if he is a professional tenant.

Good to hear...I feel way more comfortable entering the rental investing world at the price points that Chatt offers.

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They have always paid on time and want to stay there for another two years with a new lease option and hopefully qualify by then.

The neighbors got to stay and the HOA got to essentially "keep" the money.

So I will be living in he house and it has the previous tenants still living there and they will be staying there.

You can still find 1%+ properties out there.On to your numbers: I'll say, some people only calculate 5% for vacancy (opposed to your 8%), and your 18% for repairs/maintenance/capx might be a little high (but it all comes down to what you're comfortable with).And remember, everything adds up.