The area is putting up more and more tourist attractions which should continue to drive more growth. 

I would recommend continuing to educate yourself on real estate if you’re interested.

Interest rates continued to drop till 1992 reaching 7.5% when I decided to pull the trigger.

There's something called daisy chaining, where wholesalers sell other wholesaler deals and continually mark up the prices. 

In the lifespan of your investing if you continue investing this speed bump will become smaller to you.

Has anyone else had this problem, I've removed the baseboards and tapped it back together once already but it continues to separate, not really sure what to do, it looks great and holds up super well, except for the gaps! 

Distressed homes are hard to find, and I am learning that I don't have the fortitude to withstand the rehab process.My goal continues to be finding residential and commercial (office/conference space) property for rental purposes over a one- to five-year period.

Continuing to build my rental portfolio How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

It will continue to go down by 20% each year until totally phased out. 

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