In the past I had always made extra principle payments on my rental properties and not on my primary as the mortgage deduction was beneficial. 

They also run a weekly radio show.CIREIA just purchased its own building so that they don't have to rent even space from others, and I know they are working on doing more classes because they have the flexibility to do so.I believe what Ross was saying about it being very different in the past is accurate.

In the past I had been so afraid of failure that I pursued things that were too comfortable.

or something we have considered in the past is split each apartment into 2 bed/1 baths and increase the total amount of units from 6 to 12.

The problem is that I know from dealing with section 8 in the past is that they are going to be a few hundred dollars off from what I am asking for rent and their “fair market rent”.

If you can live with a tenant who sometimes pays late but always eventually pays all back rent and associated fees/fines, continue to let your PM handle it as it has been handled in the past.  I

In general, homes purchased with high LTV in Detroit 10 years ago would not have positive cash flow today.To me the track record on San Diego long term appreciation seems as likely as a city's track record of cash flow but I realize that the past is not always an indicator of the future (in both cases).I have purchased cash neutral RE which has produced outstanding return. 

Many of us listen to BP or have bought homes from a few years ago and hear 2.5-3.5-4.0 interest rates and think well I got that in the past I should get that now.

A few days later I ran across the listing organically thought, it's not a bad deal... yes, the number is too high, but I think it could work if the seller is willing to come down.The issue I'm running into is that this area is almost entirely SFR.... with the exception of some duplexes and a small handful of tri's/quads, none of which have gone to market in the recent past. I

I have a property manager selected to help with my first deal (when I find it), and a real-estate agent that I have used in the past. I