I don't know if you're a buy and hold or flipper, but if you're buy and hold I can tell you that last time (in Houston) the big decline in rents TRAILED the decline in prices by a few years.Those rents STAYED DOWN as a lot of the excess inventory was snapped up by BUY AND HOLD investors who then NEEDED to keep those units rented.

If I feel that it is too excessive such as working with new people, open houses, I typically have a double blade push knife on me.

So attending is possible for free, riding on the coat tales of someone else that has paid in excess of 16 grand, AND there is NO PRESSURE, NO UPSELLING, NO OBLIGATION.

; check for excessive ice buildup in freezer or mold on refer gasket (if you provide); check for electrical hazards- extension cords under rugs, broken outlets, too many devices per circuit.Check for other hazards as well- loose stairs or railings, fire hazards like curtains next to the stove, or stacks and stacks of paper goods; cracked, broken, or missing window panes; uneven floor surfaces; look for signs of termites, rats, roaches, or unauthorized pets.

This way, the tenants become much more invested in maintaining the property and believe they got a great deal on the place making them much more likely to stay long term.† If you hire professional property management make sure you pay based on percentage of rents collected so you don’t incur excess expenses on vacancies.If you have multiple back up exit strategies you can go forward with confidence on any deals.† Just make sure you increase the spread you normally work with to give yourself the most options.

That includes taxes, insurance, vacancies, advertising, utilities paid by the owner, management, maintenance, entity maintenance, legal fees, evictions, damage done by the tenants in excess of the security deposit, capital expenses, lawsuits, etc, etc, etc.

While this is considered by most to be a good return it is very easy to earn in excess of 100% annually.Read the article and if you have any questions look my number up on my profile and give me a call.BriceInvestor/Agent

They were free to run amuck, and would be bailed out if their excesses when badly.

., were scheduled to reopen on Monday as Mutual of Omaha Bank branches, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said.The FDIC said the takeover of the failed banks was the least costly resolution and all depositors -- including those with funds in excess of FDIC insurance limits -- will switch to Mutual of Omaha with "the full amount of their deposits."

According to answers so far this seems to be falling in the "bad debt" category.We accept debt in our culture to the point of excess and most is really bad debt, but if you have a car loan, that's a depreciating asset.