Keep reading here and participating and it will gradually start to become clear.

Would you work with the current long term tenants to adjust more gradually, let them walk and find somebody new, or do some third option I am not seeing?  

., consumed), borrowers pay the taxes gradually over the following five years as they repay the loan with after-tax dollars.

When I took over properties from a seller, I introduced myself to them (tenants) via letter and in person, and I gradually didn't renew leases for those I thought should go, one at a time, not in mass chaos.  

I have seen many have success by starting small, learning, succeeding (with many small failures) and gradually moving up to investing in many Apartment units. 

I myself have been a little inactive from the real estate community and have been gradually taking steps to put a serious foot in the door.I JUST wrote a post about a possible business venture that you may be interested in, should you not mind taking a few minutes to readGo to forums, it's titled "Purchase, Development and Preservation of Raw Land"

I like the idea of buying it and at least replace the roof, and gradually rehab it.

Gradually my debt to income (DTI) was beyond the 42% more banks like to see.

I'd like to buy my first 2 or 3 properties with cash, then form an LLC, and then expand and gradually become more and more passive in the operations (i.e. hire handyman, property manager, etc.) and focus on growing the business and getting deals.I joined BP because of a referral from a friend and former boss. 

We've dug the QE hole pretty deep, and very gradually since 2008 I don't foresee us hopping right out of it in time for a 5 year balloon.