One, how aggressive you are about serving the pay or quit notices and get the eviction filed, versus riding it out to see what happens.  

If you take a designer with you when you do that, he/she will be able to point out style ideas that you might not notice.

CPA may charge a little extra for that, but it'll ensure your lender-calculated DTI isn't a mess when attempting to get fannie/freddie mortgages in the subsequent two tax years.

So if you were to buy a property that is tenant occupied, make sure their lease allows you to give them a 60 day notice to vacate.You can house hack a SFH as well.

Hey BP, I've recently made an account (yesterday) and have been reading articles, the e-book that BP is so kind to publish and I've been looking at different real estate deals in my area (San Diego) and I've noticed that although I typically never find properties that do better than 1% rent over price, there are some properties given that the down payment is high enough, that I am able to "beat" so to say, the 50% rule.

I noticed your post is two years old but I'm new here and I wanted to say hi, since you're from Miami too.How has your experience been?

They have sent me a notice of a value increase that is way over the value, that I see with comps in the area.  

Does this mean you might be able to get financing through the small bank but not Freddie or Fannie?  

Hi, @Olen Main,Another path you might use is to follow the death notices and obits.

This will send them a notice that they have a question or comment waiting for their response, or that you just appreciated them.