Even I, as an attorney, use one.

I think people should be aware of the risks of using hot tubs (think UTIs- especially women) before getting into one, but that's just me and personally why I choose not to use them...or if I do I only put my feet/legs in haha.Just trying to throw out some alternative view points.

Because the meanest Chihuahua lends a bit most just shake there leg at and later laugh at.

I am in a contract to purchase one in Cedar Rapids, IA. 13 sleeping rooms in one large house, sharing three kitchen/bath combos throughout the house.It is an old house but has been lightly remodeled and is in good shape and well maintained. 

YMMV, I always just use the numbers/procedures/etc directly from Fannie Mae, ignore our internal company forms/procedures/etc, and start yelling at people if our company's internal stuff is incorrect (this amounts to an overlay, I was recruited on the promise that this firm has no overlays, so that's my leg to stand on when I'm raising hell :P ). 

The former owner very obviously gave up and sold me the property for $45K after he'd had ten windows replaced, the roof redone, repointed two sides of this structure, and had a Section 8 voucher tenant shatter her leg on the poorly maintained external stairs and move out on him in the middle of the night.I just don't think staying in that duplex and entering this niche makes a lot of sense for you.

Most of us can't drop 500-750k down on a property.You have the leg up in this area IMHO. 

Not sure how much more leg work it will be without escrow....

. $600k purchaee price plus $200k rehab ia going to be needed on a pretty typical one in say Petworth, Shaw, Columbia Heights.

Louis County by searching the property address at https://revenue.stlouisco.com/ias/