concentration, mental awareness and a survival instinct are very much in order. 

Most of us try our darnedest to fulfill the commitments we make, and not look for a way out the 1st chance we get.Once the baby is born and you truly can't survive in the duplex, then I am sure many lenders will be happy to work with you and might even go to bat with FHA to get you approved for a 2nd FHA loan.Until then enjoy what you have and what you are about to have.

“You don’t have a right to own a home if somebody else wants to own it more.”Rand says that while it is ultimately a free-market situation, many in the market benefit from the presence of investors.

You are letting the seeds of charity grow in your head which will ultimately only be in conflict with your business interests.

Then she passes away, and the surviving family can't agree on putting money into the house before listing it.

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That relationship, at least on the tenant's end, is ultimately based on emotion.The tenant has already been told they've lost their money to a criminal through no fault of their own.

The rent income for each more than covers the mortgage payments and you ultimately end up with good debt, a larger investment portfolio, more equity over time that will lead to financial well-being.

.#6 Get Your First Rehab ProjectYou can practice all you want, but ultimately you will learn the most about estimating rehab costs by actually rehabbing a house.

Supplementing the income I think can get people into better housing and spread the crime out a little, where we don't have as much crime because there wouldn't be such (not eliminated) a divide in the wealth which could lower the need to commit "survival crimes" Again this is one person's idea and theory of how to slow down a major problem.