Hey Charles I just attended your underwriting zoom Saturday, you did a great job I understood it well as and I'm extremely new .

Some condos don't even allow it on the premises or grounds in my area.

The basic premise of "Cash for Keys" is that the tenant is a slimeball who is so horrible that you know you won't get a penny out of them even if you were to get a judgement for back rent. 

@Matthew Kreitzer I challenge the premise that a lawsuit is 'inevitable'. 

I have litigated/defended premises liability cases (death/injury at rental property) in multiple states, and I use this experience to help my clients understand what really happens when something goes wrong.

Once you clearly understand that difference you'll have understood what leverage means.

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Understood, what about a higher value property at about 200k would that be more feasible to attain a traditional mortgage?

Understood,thank you.

My dad was asking me about this tonight and I told him that I understood how to reduce FICA, but that I didn't know what the rules were about social security income.