Homeowners can rent their house to individuals looking for vacation opportunities or they can rent their house to a business owner who intends to use it for business purposes.Shifting Income from Your BusinessIf you are a business owner and do not use your home as your primary place of business, employing the Augusta Rule can be an effective strategy for moving income away from your business and shifting it to personal income, where there would be no tax consequence.For example, as a business owner, you host a monthly meeting with your Board of Directors.

I personally would transfer it through a title company - costs about $150.

Part of Florida's mechanic lien statute:713.06 Liens of persons not in privity; proper payments.—(1) A materialman or laborer, either of whom is not in privity with the owner, or a subcontractor or sub-subcontractor who complies with the provisions of this part and is subject to the limitations thereof, has a lien on the real property improved for any money that is owed to him or her for labor, services, or materials furnished in accordance with his or her contract and with the direct contract and for any unpaid finance charges due under the lienor’s contract.

Mine at the moment is at 8.5% so I haven't really touched it in a while since I don't want to take a risk for such a small gain.

I have done my research online and it doesn't seem like the strongest market (population is stagnant, crime rate is not the best, job industry isn't very strong) but I know personal accounts are important as well. 

Your terms would depend on the person, obviously.

Joanne There are insurance companies that will insure more than 10 properties on a personal umbrella but it can be tricky based on the companies providing the underlying insurance, the makeup of the portfolio, the state you're in, etc. 

I'm with a brokerage that specializes in single family and small multifamily and have personally house hacked twice in Reno. 

Personal financing How did you add value to the deal?

I personally love investing in NJ because 1) google says not to, and 2) I know the answers to my questions I just asked.To each their own and I wish you a ton of success!