I've never seen 90% in 7 years of real estate, let alone in a market where the treasuries are at 20-year highs.

Lates on a mortgage trade can impact your ability to get loans in the future. 

We eat the first one, thy get a picture of all the glory the plumber pulled out and the second time they get billed.

I agree that pricing a rental too high is a classic mistake than can make it sit, but don't you think encouraging landlords to rent quick will make them compromise on the vetting of the tenants?

I cashed out one little condo (rental property) at a time and paid the the taxes to do so.

But I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world.

Hoping" for me was never a strategy as the future is unpredictable.I hoped my $480,000 condo in Chicago would appreciate and it didn't move since 2018.My tenant a crypto exec has been paying me $3,000 in rent on the 28th of each month like clockwork for 5 years now.No capex, no issues at all and that has been a breeze.3% ROI isn't sexy enough to me tho 🤷‍♂️I'd probably be cheering right now if it moved up in value but it's been a dead deal in my eyes.But it is what it is.The numbers in a deal TODAY per se don't rely on hope and are a more predictable outcome.Granted, the numbers need to be "worked" and a more "hands on" approach is needed in such markets.Thanks Hi Engelo, you have been doing this for a long time and I know you have the skills and tenacity to manage high-cash-flow properties, but you have to admit, you are working hard for your cash flow, this is not passive at all.

The last of the most important criteria is that the sponsors interest be aligned, to the greatest extent possible, with the interests of the investors.  

And that's the very WORNG thought path too many have coming into such, they think it assures future returns. 

Did the son in one of your 4 units declare bankruptcy?