Trailer-park residents living in the North, he told everyone, are rock-solid citizens compared with their counterparts in the South.

@Julie VerardiThere are a couple challenges with investing in Co-ops in NYC.1) The bylaws may forbid you to sublease or require you living in the property for a period before subleasing it.2) The Co-op may charge you a sub-lease fee in addition to monthly maintenance3) The co-op may require that they have to interview your tenant before they can move in.4) The co-op at anytime can require you to make a payment for any special assessments they plan to build upon.Pro is that the Co-op will take care of all exterior repairs like common areas, roofs, repairs.Co-ops are also cheaper than their condo counterparts.

LED/LCD TV's use less electricity than there old CRT counterparts.

Online banks don't have to pay a lot of the costs that their brick-and-mortar counterparts have to, so they're able to pass a little more savings to their investors.

What is the name of that NY state agency, ill have to try and find its MA counterpart.

The key, as you clearly understand, is to always believe your counterpart in a business relationship is doing you the favor, never the other way around. 

as opposed to their residential counterparts. that's what i heard. 

I am a hands-on type of investor - I can do a a lot of projects myself, but I am a woman and I am not as 'physically' strong as my counterparts, yet I know how to get things done.

Like I said, call it the blind leading the blind, and I hope some of our more experienced counterparts hop on here to help us out...lolGood luck on your first deal.  

Other than liwering the rent and advertising on craigslist, I don't know what else to do from another state when I've hired counterparts to takee care of it for me.Anyone have any suggestions?