. - who have retirement funds or other accounts with high balances where they might like to see better returns, greater safety and less volatility.Google "true self directed retirement accounts" for more details and search BP for "SDRP", "SDIRA" and other relevant keywords.David J Dachtera

I look to an acquaintance who lives in Germany, and it's crazy how much easy money we have flowing into our market because of these laws that have been passed over the years.Is anyone else a little freaked out about what might happen if that legal safety net begins to disappear, or hits the edge of its bubble?

I would have to make sure there is enough of a safety net in my bank account starting out to cover for the possible vacancy.

Mostly minor things, but a number of serious things, including significant wiring problems that could be safety problems, undulated siding all over, sediment in cold side water connector, HVAC not cooling sufficiently (return vs supply temp).

My main concern is a) my tenants' safety and b) that people don't get defrauded.  

There will be some costly expense that you didn't account for and because you have no margin of safety in turnkey since the margins are so narrow and the turnkey provider took all the profit out, you will be stuck with what you thought was a 30k profit and maybe a 10% return get slammed down to maybe 3k profit and 2% return for example.

For bang for buck, the Intro course will cover basics and will arm you with just enough to be dangerous.

Armed with that information I called my credit union and spoke with the commercial department and was told id need 30 percent down plus other associated fees.

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