Please give me your response if this resonates with you or if you have done this too.When I began heavily buying properties, I had been toying with this idea of taking over loans subject to.

Spending time there throughout the years I have also toyed with the coming up with an investment angle for the town.

@Mark Gallagher - well I have actually been toying with that question myself. 

That being said, I'm actually toying with the idea of putting some feelers out; maybe creating a website .... something.

I'm also toying with the idea or painting the brick a lighter color.

We are toying with the idea of this too but are 2-3 years away from pulling the trigger on something but have looked in the Manistee/Traverse City/Cadillac triangle and there are some great buys still in that area.

Just like any other 'toy', the sky is the limit on what you can spend on those things.

- Clear fridge of all magnets- Clear all kitchen and bathroom counters (you really don't want your toothbrush out for pictures)- Remove pet bowls, toys, and beds before showing - Store kid's toys - keep a laundry basket of toys that can quickly be put in car when you leave house (works great for toddlers)- take out the trash- Do not leave 14 bottles of soaps and stuff in bathtub-Store gun cabinet so people do not remember your house as the house with guns- People look in medicine cabinets - don't leave meds that may leave an impression in view- Organize pots and pans - store the bunt, angle food cake pans, waffle iron, fryer and other large items not used often to clear out room- Clean Clean Clean (especially light switches, door knobs and other areas that hands are always on

I don't need anything else like toys - but only to be relieved of overhead, bills, and normal stress. 100k annual net does that fine.assumptions:Added variables:mediocre creditI'm a very good all-around carpenter, but want half my day for my creative life.highly creative: would rather put that energy into other areas of life that renovating and design but willing to mix rentals with flips for a few more years.have a couple nice houses that only break even now.

I do ask for a DOB on their application, driver's license, SS#, along with a bunch of other info, emergency contacts, vehicle information, pet information, employer, previous landlords etc etc etc...Then later on we execute a lease.Recently I have been toying with the idea of adding a clause into my lease agreement, to incorporates the actual application into the lease.