The home has been doing okay Occupancy wise it is following the same occupancy as the average occupancy in the area so around 60-77%  but it is a new unit, this march it has increased to an 81% occupancy and April and May its picking up in occupancy fast so its a perfect time that I started this airbnb. 

We had nine months straight of increasing inventory.

If you can find properties where you can add value (adding units, increasing rents) then you can increase the value of the property, refi and get your money out. 

Quote from @Leeling Chew: Hi all,My tenant's lease expires on December 31, 2024, and converts to a month-to-month tenancy with a $150 rent increase.

However, I just received the closing docs, and the rate on the 6.9% loan has been increased to 7.8%.

Demand is increasing as India/China economy is growing, while number of Teak trees are diminishing.- Even if all of you reading this planted a 1,000 acres; that would not but a dent in the demand, and decreasing availability.- If the world goes into a recession or depression. 

Programs that market themselves as shortcuts often cannot replace the depth of understanding that comes from study, experience, and engagement with the legal framework surrounding real estate.Consider taking time to familiarize yourself with local laws and regulations.

Looking for reasons to increase those expenses sounds counterproductive. 5.

Hi,Judy, Norada Capital Management has been engaging in some higher risk ways of obtaining yield from what I've been able to gather from their website and researching them on Google.

When you mentioned that you don't have a lot of money to start with, I'd recommend focusing on increasing your current income and decreasing expenses.