It sounds cumbersome but if that's what it takes.The first fine we received was because a tenant had ripped out her living room carpet (her child urinated on it), dumped it on the sidewalk (without an type of communication to us) and required we change it which we had agreed to prior not including the rip it yourself part.

(my sister will get my assets and custody of my child if something happens to my husband and myself).

So giving a gift card or otherwise finding out the interest of the person you are trying to interact with shows you took personal time to understand them and make a high energy effort to connect.That favorite restaurant could have been where they had a first date, learned they were having a child, kids graduation from high school, whatever.

I see those tenants only as benefit if rent is say 10 bucks a foot and market is 20 and location is good.

Personally, I don't have an excessively large portfolio but I get postcards, texts, unmarked letters, and interrupted with phone calls daily on my phones, my husbands phone, and now my CHILD's phone! 

Please note that the account into which the funds are deposited must be the same type of account from which the funds were first withdrawn (e.g. withdrawal of pre-tax funds from a 401k could be deposited in a pre-tax IRA but not a Roth IRA - "like to like").Loans:Payments on a 401k loan taken under the CARES Act must be paid back starting in 2021 over a 5 year term.Here are the details regarding the loans:NEW LOANS:The CARES Act which was enacted to provide relief to individuals impacted by COVID-19 allows for increased 401k loans and more flexibility for repayment of these loans.Specifically, you must be an individual who meets one of the following conditions to demonstrate that you have been impacted by the crisis (and it will be your responsibility to retain documents in your files that demonstrates that you are a qualified individual):Individual who is diagnosed with COVID-19, with a CDC-approved test;Individual whose spouse or dependent is diagnosed with COVID-19, with a CDC-approved test; ORIndividual who experiences adverse financial consequences as a result of being quarantined, furloughed, laid off, having work hours reduced, being unable to work due to lack of child care due to COVID-19, closing or reducing hours of a business owned or operated by the individual due to COVID-19; or other factors as determined by the Treasury Secretary.On or before September 23, 2020, such individuals take a 401k participant loan subject to the following terms:Maximum Amount of the Loan: 100% of their 401k balance not to exceed $100,000.

In MA you cannot rent to a family with a child under 6 unless you have a Lead Certification on file with the state.

Hello all,My wife and I are from the Boston area and recently moved to Michigan to be closer to my wife's family after the birth of our first child.

Scenario: your child graduates from college and lands a great job during a pandemic.

It'll at least put your first foot forward in the right direction.