If your current tenant want's to lock you out, a regular lock (non-smart key) isn't going to stop them.

In the US policy makers' point of view, buying a home is a much better investment than owning regular financial assets.

I would own the house - and whatever I'd want to do with it, as in a regular sale.

In addition to the regular late fee, you'll get hit with some kind of processing/paperwork fee and "legal" fees.

It’s not limited to P/HML’s either.Conventional lenders, with their often vague and nonsensical requirements, can be as bad; regularly screwing mom & pop end buyers with inane requests for endless documentation and often pulling out at the last minute.

Andrew Herrig I attend the TXREIC events on a regular basis.

Stockton regularly appears on the Forbes list of "The ten worst places to live in the United States".

The neighbors were incredibly thankful we bought the house and told me stories of regular police raids and zombie like people meandering around late at night.The roof had been done 9mo prior by what i can only guess were blind teenagers without thumbs...it was terrible.

5. i was SO beat down (along w/some very poor herd mentality investments in other things) that i am now committing @Will Barnard 's other mistake of spending 4yrs - currently in 2nd year - of wanting/planning to get back on the horse before really doing it (again). 6. working backwards from goal to action steps and committing each day or regular period time per week towards attainment of that goal - while consistently networking... working on that now... :) 7. and lastly... knowing the numbers, the market, the area, and the numbers - practical and on paper.

They were purchases off the MLS, one was a short sale and the other a regular listing that needed a lot of work.