Became a landlord by chance.

[Curtis Christian]

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Margate.

Purchase price: $352,000
Cash invested: $80,000

Originally purchased as my families primary residence, bought near the height of the house bubble in South FL. We placed it for sale in 2006 and instantly had a family request to rent the property and they have been renting it for the past 5 years to the same family.