BP has clearly chosen that if a person pay's them enough $ on account's, they will turn a blind-eye and allow ai to run because some of it is rather obvious.

This has definitely been an eye opener and just goes to show that a additional $150 sewer inspection could save you $11,000+.

Time horizon, involvement level, and risk tolerance tend to shape better first decisions than picking a specific strategy too early.

I contacted my agent in that market who told me the HOA was involved in litigation.  

Quote from @Julien Hill: Over the last 18 months working with mortgage brokers on DSCR deals, I've noticed a pattern with the partnerships that actually work long-term.It comes down to execution fundamentals that protect everyone involved, including the broker's reputation, the investor's timeline, and the deal itself.Consistent execution looks like the below:Response time matters - Initial response within hours, not days.

At higher tax brackets, that's real money.Two things to watch: 1) Make sure you can document 100+ hours AND substantial involvement for material participation - the IRS is looking at STR claims more carefully now, and 2) Get quotes from a few firms.

In some cases, these were pretty detailed and involved some significant bookkeeping fixes.

@Kyle Hoppman almost all of my purchases at this point involve wholesalers.

Great idea - house hacking is definitely a positive direction to take and I've personally previewed a few really great house hacking opportunities in Los Angeles over the last couple of weeks.I'm a realtor in Los Angeles, but also an active investor/developer and so I would simply say that there are lots of ways to find capital for investment properties that don't involve your own property.

A HELOC is revolving debt but it doesn’t automatically involve interest-on-interest.