I’m brand new here, got the recommendation to join this site through a book I listened to on the way to work today.

So its no major mystery that these are not performing as advertised..

Just keep an eye on how both markets are performing, and maybe start small, like taking out $50k, so you can test the waters without over-leveraging.

The type of heater installed is a baseboard heater, which heats up slowly and is designed to run consistently for optimal performance.

Hi all! I’m a real estate investor based in Indiana. My husband and I primarily invest in long-term rentals here. It’s a solid market with a median home price around $250K and a rent-to-price ratio of roughly 0.8% (po...

Instead of this, I find it more helpful to look at percentile performance across the market for a specific asset type, and also to check comps.

Scour every home site available and even sites that are not know for home sales, but sales in general - you may be surprised.

Otherwise, you could also provide prevention recommendations somewhere on the lease that includes what you've mentioned above.Assuming you don't have a lawyer to help with your rental agreement you can find some sample clauses on a site such as Law Insider.

(Only if you are SERIOUS about real estate as your wealth/career vehicle.)Make sure you join a brokerage that is large, established, and has a reputation for top performance and excellent training.Once you learn the basics and get out into the field to see the state of the market, you'll learn the price points and be able to know a good/great deal when you stumble across it.I have made some of my best (most lucrative) buys from meeting with a seller who wants to list, and when we discussed the price, I knew it fit my parameters, so I bought it! 

Great to have you on the site.