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SAFE Act is "Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008".

I'd love to be in a position within 4-5 years where I no longer depend 100% on my freelance job to maintain my lifestyle.

But need a fair amount of work.

Outwardly I didn't see any major issues, but I thought if a house is 203K or cash only, normally there is something fairly major wrong with it to where it won't qualify for a standard mortgage.I asked the agent about it, and he just said something generic about the 203K loan helping to pay for repairs, and that in this case he thought it was just for replacing the carpet.

Can anyone recommend a good, fairly priced management company in the greater-Phoenix area?

As long as the property is maintained and everyone is happy there usually is not a problem...but if that is not the case, then a new strategy has to be thought about.

As for worker's comp, they may not need it if there are no employees.The work you listed seems fairly straightforward and should be done in a day, so the insurance stuff will hopefully not be a big deal in this case.

LOLIn all fairness, this one is on me.

Hopefully you hold title in a tightly maintained LLC, that's preferably NOT a 'sole member' LLC.However, it does need to be addressed immediately, a local investor friend of mine just got nailed $2000 for failure to clean it up on time & his units are empty, & he can't rent the units or sell them until its done.It appears that his local Bldg Inspector was roaming the 'hood for violations & had several local landlords in housing court.Lead Paint ramifications are a serious issue that is haunting our local landlords, esp the uninformed.good luck & keep us updated...