I would also add real estate and bonds to the list as well.I think we are in a deflationary environment (i.e. too much debt and excessively low interest rates) and expect the value of most asset classes to fall over the coming few years.Like you, I'm saving my cash and hoping to buy my first rental property when prices come back down.Best of luck with your investments!

The deals just weren't out there, and those that were we were outbid on.I think there are always deals in every market, there are just times imo its more important to be conservative and keep a little powder dry. 

The recession hit, employment dried up and the house was upside down and we ended up stuck where we were.

Should a bid be received by a third party in excess of this amount, the third party would win the bid and get a trustee deed evidencing ownership after paying the trustee with certified funds.

There is not much work that needs to be done, just a little dry wall, paint and a backed up sink in the basement.

My fear is that, even if peaked, there is still some time to earn some profit in Nashville and then get out before the market dries up and Tampa is just much more of a question mark.  

I was looking at Yale dr. I

[Because unless/until she does open up to being comfortable borrowing, it means she's NOT interested in "BIGGER pockets", so can't really be helped from this website].After all, if she had bought an equivalent Duplex YEARS ago to the one she can't now seem to find a Lender for (ie. if she had created credit like "normal" people and borrowed between 75% and 96.5% instead of worrying about obtaining six figure savings first), it would likely have been a lot cheaper then (so maybe could have been paid off by now anyway - or, excess income could ALREADY have been invested).

It would delay me working to replace the kitchen and bathroom, and on top of that, we're not required to do so.I let the former tenant know and she's saying things like "we don't know if you dog has been down there, you should have ventilated the unit so the carpets could dry" and so on.Anyone deal with small claims here in NH?

It would delay me working to replace the kitchen and bathroom, and on top of that, we're not required to do so.I let the former tenant know and she's saying things like "we don't know if you dog has been down there, you should have ventilated the unit so the carpets could dry" and so on.Anyone deal with small claims here in NH?