You had a kitchen, bathroom, living room with the mattress on the floor. 2 of the units were not occupied and the 4th unit although was a 2 bedroom that didn’t scream let’s stay here a year.

It provides security but it limits opportunity. 2/3 equity in a house is a little like stuffing money in a mattress.

Google street view shows garbage and mattresses piled in the streets  Is this  a not good area or bad area?

She only has a mattress in the room with 3 boxes.

The usual stuff gets left all the time couches, dressers, tables, mattresses etc...We were getting killed on dump fees as there is a minimum fee every time you bring the truck in.

I'm phasing in anti-bed bug mattress liners.

Those mattresses are the biggest pain though.

Here is the mathematical equation:Assets x ROI = Cashflow > Expense BudgetHere are the steps:Determine you annual Expense Budget based on how you want to live.Example: $75K/yearDetermine your Return on Investment based on your Risk Tolerance.Your Risk Tolerance is based on how wiling are you to risk losing it all when it comes to your incoming producing properties to where you would have to go back to work.Use a scale of 1-100, 1 = cash in mattress and 100 = I'm gambling the rent money a the craps table.Take your Risk Tolerance # and divide by 5 to calculate your ROI.Example: Risk Tolerance = 50, ROI = 50/5 = 10%Income Producing Assets = Expense Budget/ROIExample: $75K/10% = $750K in income producing assetsFor real estate, Income Producing Assets = Property Equity, not the market value of the property. 

People will dump mattresses, old tires, oil, and anything else you can think of in the bays.

We repainted the doors, purchased a new mattress for the murphy bed and purchased a few small kitchen gadgets.