before he would he would live in Ohio again.In my market, a good S8 tenant is landlord gold.

But after having rehabbed a couple properties and built up capital, we want to get into landlording as well.

You can double your money as a buy and hold Landlord if you buy right and mange smart in many C areas in cities across the rust belt.

If you arrange something with another landlord, your tenant might decide to stay there....hmmmm?

When it comes to getting rid of neighborhood drug dealers or unsavory activity that affects your investment, I like Rule #15: Always work as a team.For various (often silly) reasons, we shy way from working with neighboring landlords and property owners.

Last year when I talked to Citimortgage, they had no stated minimum loan size.You will need to be able to absorb the PITI into the numerator of your DTI ratio, without taking credit for any rental income, since you're a new landlord without the requisite two years of experience needed to count the rental income.

MarieIt is not the landlord's job to play attorney.

Maybe a flipper, maybe a landlord, but an active buyer nevetheless.Also look for the lenders on recent transactions.

My 02 cents, there is only so much risk transfer a landlord can count on.

If your buyer says forget it, the selller is stuck with being a landlord and making up any payments, long distance at that.