Talk to house hackers because that would be a great way to start, but you are also advanced with money so you may find smarter options that act more like index funds (syndications).Yes I was actually looking at syndications that was going to be my next research topic that seems extremely interesting and powerful syndication seems like an awesome way to diversify without getting my hands dirty necessarily.

When Trying to qualify for a traditional loan, lenders usually price your purchasing power at 3x your net income.

Your story about the seller financing deal is powerful—trust really can change everything.

There is some financing available but it's rarely used, as it's extremely difficult to make a deal profitable given the lending conditions.

Power was shut off to prevent it from starting more fire (or was killed by the fire) and this power is what drives the municipal water pumps. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

It's been extremely underwhelming, not that costly but it's pretty bad. 

Additionally, in my market, a lot of these properties are located in areas where price-to-rent ratios are extremely favorable.

The truly tragic natural disasters in California, North Carolina, Florida and others of the past six months are evidence that no location is truly 'climate safe,' however there are geographical areas that can expect less weather extremes and lower costs of living, developing, insuring and seemingly...surviving. 

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