That would include an agreement to buy a 4 year old push lawn mower for $4,000 from the buyer after closing.

Over the years we have taken care of the lawn maintenance and other issues for them.

Lets say a month of P&I, taxes, insurance, keeping the utilities turned on and the lawn mowed.

My personal opinion is that rates will remain artificially low for another couple of years.

If you notice a property that looks vacant (unkept lawn, newspapers in driveway, yellow or white papers stuck to either windows or doors) jot down the address and look up the property in the county tax records and find out who the owners(s) is.

Taxes, HOA fees, interest, insurance, cleaning, repairs, lawn care, legal fees, CPA fees, etc.

Here are the logistics of the property. 4plex3 2bed 1 bath - $4751 1bed 1 bath - $400Coin Laundry - $75Monthly Gross = $1900(one unit currently empty, two tenants long term older people)Expenses (that they gave me) Insurance = $1891 (2013)Prop Tax = $1684 (2013)Snow/Lawn= $1220 (2012/13)Garbage = $700 (2012)Utilities = $1550 (2012)Heat = $2000 (2012)Total Expenses = $9045 ($753.75/monthly)Cost $125,000.Needs new siding (not going to repaint it), and paint windows.

Will you be personally keeping the lawn and grounds maintained during the 6 mths?

You are responsible for the upkeep and maintenance on the property’s interior, exterior and lawns.

And that's not an ideological statement, it's just a fact.Enormous advances in computer understanding and artificial intelligence are raising the specter of job loss that will easily outpace the 8.8 million jobs lost during the Great Recession.