The BEST method for real estate investing is very simple: increase earnings, reduce expenditures, save, and invest from your own funds.You should focus on increasing earnings and learning how to manage your budget.

Random example from this week:Sell at a loss or rent at a lossOn the other hand, if you are willing to put some time in by traveling to the market, spending time getting a network set up, screening dozens or even hundreds of properties, and taking the time to get set up right, you increase your chance of success.  

This hidden cost significantly increased my loan’s overall expense, and I only realized it after reviewing the final terms.

I'd find this out.This would be a deal breaker if the city doesn't at leave put in writing that you can legally put in a bigger Septic tank to accommodate the bedrooms that have been added.Also was the increase in house size done legally since they weren't required to upsize the septic tank?

It's a gradual, steady increase over a long period of time.

Over the years a completely remolded the house and mobile home and made improvements to the lots and increased the rents to $2,350 per month.

Of course, when the cap rate eventually increase, that would be a different story.For those of you who invested in previous funds, do you know what was the going in cap rate for the MHP in your fund?

I'm simplifying but by no means do those riders enhance coverage - they prevent the contract from being voided and add premium to make up for the increased risk.You're an investor with multiple properties so adding this type of rider isn't really what your initial post was about at all, was it?

That would mean in so so years networth would increase by $600K if my maths are correct lol.

What Nathan said.You are following the red herring of the (real or imagined) roach problem, but the tenant just told you they cannot afford a $35/mo. rent increase in an under market rent apartment!