FHA 3.5% is very difficult to get accepted contract in this highly competitive Red HOT Real Estate Market across the major metros in the country.I will suggest you get a 5% Conventional Financing.

The area we reside in South Florida has the majority of homes with an HOA so purchasing properties without HOAs is unlikely. 2.

Congratulations on your first major step forward. 

The person with the deal has the stronger hand and gets a majority of the income.

Hey Matthew,I started my meetup in Central Connecticut about six months ago and here are a few tips I have:* Host your meetup at a location that is convenient for the majority of people.* Create an email campaign with a service such as MailChimp to allow attendees to get automatically reminded of your meetup. 

Some newer loans allow this, but the borrower must remain the majority owner of the LLC, so 51%.

The problem with index funds is what happens if some crisis creates a major drop in the market?

I remember the major shift in my mindset when I prematurely (or I thought so at the time) bought my business cards with the word "investor" on them. 

Typically, you need PSA, age of building, survey, prop tax, major renovations (roof, HVAC, plumbing, etc.)

If you are doing major rehab where you will GC it yourself, you may be able to use that depreciation to offset active income but even that I am not sure.