It is also an educational and enlightening experience to sit in on eviction court in your locality.

With multifamily properties, we take on more responsibility because of the heightened risk when tenants live in close proximity to each other.I definitely would inspect and clean above the drop ceiling.

This is really enlightening and I love your idea of having a mini-captive account! 

Perhaps this contribution can enlighten you to what a true private money lender is and is not.  

Hope somebody could enlighten me with my situation.

The less enlightened investor seeing that 88 other speculators are mailing as well would say why bother.

Just trying to get a little more enlightened so that I can avoid some pitfalls as a new tax lien investor.

Although, the code gives extra time for circumstances beyond ones control such as waiting for parts the options are:Repair the item and deduct from the rent although this is limited to one months rentTerminate the leaseSo please John/Joe enlighten us all with the legal precedent for suing if repairs are not completed within a week?

I have been making a handful of loans with pretty small amounts of money on each one every month since, so this next year will be a lot more enlightening as far as rates of return.  

:| If any of you have done this, enlighten me oh great ones!