Looking at long term renting vs short term airbnb.

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

Make sure it explicitly explains the process for termination if you are unhappy with their services, especially if they violate the terms of your agreement.3.

As long as the military doesn't have any prohibition on you having a house/apartment as your "residence", then I don't see any reason you couldn't.

. - Strict local regulations can also sometimes increase compliance-related maintenance costsCost-saving strategies I've seen help:- Preventative maintenance programs can help reduce overall costs obviously - Some investors report success with in-house maintenance teams for larger portfolios- Energy-efficient upgrades can help reduce utility costs in the long runYour specific costs will depend on factors like the age and condition of your properties, your management style, and the specific neighborhoods you're invested in, but hope this helps!

However, he starts to talk about how you may sometimes overpay for a property because you are not necessarily worried about what the property is worth today but about the “long-term play.”

Yes you can as long as your father will live in the home as his primary residence and you put enough down to cover your portion of the loan that VA will not guarantee.Here are the VA guidelines for calculating the down payment.VA calculates the guaranty as described in the table below.Step Action1 Divide the total loan amount by the number of borrowers.2 Multiply the result by the number of veteran-borrowers who will beusing entitlement on the loan.There is usually only one veteran borrower, in which case the resultof this Step is the same as the result of Step 1.3 Calculate the maximum potential guaranty on the portion of the loanarrived at in Step 2 (as if that portion was the total loan).Use the maximum guaranty table in section 4 of chapter 3 of thishandbook.4 VA will guarantee the lesser of:• the maximum potential guaranty amount arrived at in Step 3, or• the combined available entitlement of all veteran-borrowers.5 VA makes a charge to the veteran-borrower’s available entitlementin the amount of the guaranty.If more than one veteran is involved, VA divides the entitlementcharge equally between them if possible.

Hey Glenn, To keep it simple (and in general terms), bigger banks usually do not fund distressed properties that need rehab.

Of course, we do our best to be empathetic and understanding with, "life happens issues", but we do NOT let tenants make their problems our problems - as many of them try to do.OPINION: this lease doesn't look good for the long-term.

With some of the ones you wanted to put in a low ball offer, what did they end up selling for and how long did they take to sell?