As an investor, the main concerns for me now are, is this place affordable for a family, is it clean, is the area desirable, how much can I rent it for?

The answer to your question is it depends on what you want, can afford, and make a profit on. 5 properties in the first of investing is a lofty goal, good luck.

If they sell at a discount, the call report takes a hit, therefore, they may actually want to wait until after the first of the year to sell if they can't afford the hit.

Omaha is a really affordable market to buy rentals in.

She has a few options:1) make up the back payments, fees and late charges to bring the loan current.2) If she can't afford it, sell.2a) if she's underwater and the lender will agree, sell it as a short sale.2b) if she's not underwater, just sell3) pursue a loan modification with the lender.

State and local eviction laws and moratoriums do override the PTFA, so state and local laws will prevail provided they provide a minimum protection similar to the federal law.In Georgia there is no statutory right of redemption for loans that are not classified as high cost loans (high cost loans are afforded redemption but I forget how long).

If they can't afford the 800 offer $5k and pay the back taxes of $800 if more it comes out of the 5k.

I like delaware because the real estate market up here is a little more stable (Safer) plus there are nice homes here that are a lot more affordable to the avg investor than that of florida'sI began my journey in RE a little over a year ago i started like most reading books (rich dad poor dad, ABCs to RE investing,the unofficial guide to real estate investing ETC) i love to read!

That's a game for people with deep-deep pockets who can afford to completely miss once in a while.

They could afford the property at $480K, but knew the sellers were unlikely to carry paper (multi owner estate prop).