Current tenant may be willing to owner finance since the payment to me would be only slightly more.How would I deal with the pitfalls of the mortgage company calling the loan, insurance, taxes, etc?

State refund check is a decent size, but going straight to emergency savings (which I feel is not bolstered enough if things were to ever go sideways).I'm in this weird limbo with wanting to accelerate debt payoffs AND save a good amount for a venture into RE AND bolster emergency money (like 6+ months of living expenses saved...ideally 9-12 months would be nice). 

He has debt issues to the tune of about $70K in auto and other revolving loans. 

I'm 28 and thinking of buying a triplex that was built in 1910, I would ideally hold this property for the next 15-20 years.

Comparable zoning in Seattle would only allow for a Pep Boys type auto use, no service or maintenance. 

In most markets/cases, the ideal investments are C properties in B areas.

There are some great online resource that catch listings 24-48 hours after they are posted but the best thing todo is find a realtor and ask them to set up an auto-email for you particularly if you're in an area that has a strong market you don't want to be behind of the competition.

Has anyone ever used an auto shut off valve when a leak is detected?

This exercise will help you ascertain the terrain, location and its fitting into your ideal property.(8)PROPER DUE DELIGENCE: This is the most important aspect of the whole tips and actually summarizes it all.

Hello @Amber Barger As an individual who's business is based around social media marketing, I would say it is a MUST for anyone, in any industry to interact with their ideal audience to remain relevant.