It is very dangerous and may cause a cave in due to high weight loads.2) This may void some manufacturer warranties.

@Lorenzo Jackson I don't mean to be hard on you here, and it's great that you are rolling up your sleeves and getting into the dirt to play, but honestly this is a question that anyone and everyone should have answered for themselves long before getting into a contract on a property.You might be able to get it bought and rehabbed with HM but you will get killed on fees of you can't refi with a bank and most things in the banking world, at least for a person starting out gaining financing for most things, well it's not a very speedy process and that can cause issues on it's own without adding the newbie factor to it.I wish you luck man, I really do!!

I assume that as long as I don't require any additional security, there's no harm in simply transferring the deposit from them to me?

I am open to JV with other inventors, network with property managers, mortgage brokers, realtors, house inspectors, general contractors, lawyers etc.Many thanks in advance for your time.Arthur Hi Arthur,Welcome to Bigger Pockets.My picks the US market would be Ohio, (I'm bias cause I live here lol), Michigan and Indiana.The main reason is due to no hedge fund activity and the mum and dad investors still being on the sidelines.

Cause I am here, and this makes Lima the sexiest place on Earth!

If they were paying and their apartments were in good shape they got a pass until they caused me an issue.

They should obtain a renters' policy that both will cover their personal belongings and give you some protection for unintentional damage they cause as a result of a cooking fire or the like.Hope that helps!

This creates a dilemma: Paying off my HELOC will cause me to pay an early termination fee of ~$1500 with my local bank.  

I think this is the biggest thing that caused me so much grief when I first started.

I would read this article by John McNellis for more information on why being a broker can cause you to miss some of the deals. http://news.theregistrysf.com/mcnellis-bromancing-the-deal/Cheers,Peter Maclennan