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Updated over 9 years ago, 03/27/2015
I'm torn. Rentals or Owner-financing?
I am sure there are many pros and cons to both being a landlord and doing owner finance deals. Should I do them both? What are the advantages/disadvantages of one strategy over the other strategy? Here are my thoughts. Tell me what you think.
Landlord Pros: cash flow, passive income, building your networth, building for retirement, you don't lose any equity
Landlord Cons: dealing with tenants, breakdowns, repairs, evictions and vacancy
Owner-finance Pros: cash flow, don't have to deal with tenants and repairs
Owner-finance Cons: lose equity, possible foreclosures, possibly need to fix up the house more than you anticipated because former owner did not take care of the place at all.
What else am I missing in these lists? Trying to find out which is the best strategy or should I implement both? I would love to your thoughts. Thank you.