There are plenty of threads on this forum discussing Roofstock with case studies.

Every door had numerous holes and the frames were all busted loose from the walls.

:beer: I have to do a study I guess..

I have a lot of studying to do if I'm going to step my game up to the level of getting accurate comps on my own.

Ironically, the units that need the most securing are the ones in the crappiest neighborhoods that are worth the least...I am curious to know if the 50 percent rule resulting from the nationwide apartment study accounted for vandalism and theft expenses as well as standard maintenance.

This "investor" would take the down payment, and in a couple of months would kick the tenant/buyers out and start over again, stealing numerous families' life savings.Just as Gordon Gekko was a blemish on the equity traders, there will always be dishonest people in every profession that will prompt the original question of this thread: is my profession legitimate, or just filled with con-artists?

For me, it's just as mentally exhausting in its own way as studying for advanced college classes or writing major papers, and I finished summa cum laude and went on to grad school in the Ivy League.

You have to train them and shown them who the pack leader is.I make it a point to study the laws and then put everything in writing.Our communication is strictly in writing, much better as it also gives you a record you could use as needed in court.I hate confrontation.I can go there if needed, but I prefer not to because I do not want to say anything that will hurt my chances in a court of law.I also truly, believe it or not, want to be fair even to a tenant that may not deserve it.I agree with you on the challenges of inheriting tenants, that is why I truly, “hate, hate, hate it!”

After listening to numerous podcast and audio books, I have decided to try and get back out there, and try again.

I’m in my last year of undergraduate study and I will be graduating with a Bachelors of Architecture degree.