Nice neutral taupe color and the same color in all 4 of my properties.

Always using a neutral 3rd party escrow/title company to hold everything (contracts, deposits, etc.).I am not a lawyer, so ignore everything I just said and get advice from your own attorney.

But I used a 20% down payment; a smaller FHA (with PMI) down payment would be much closer to cash flow neutral - and I'm sure that I've missed quite a few odds and ends in the numbers.

Therefore a good cash-flowing rental can actually help you qualify for your next loan, or at least be neutral to a lender.If you're trying to cash-out refi, you will probably need some sort of seasoning, but it's not set in stone either.

Neutral colors, simple landscaping.I plan on paying for lawn upkeep, gutter cleaning and stuff like that.

It's basically cash-neutral and any repairs come from our funds.

That means that unless you can readily identify the receptacle at the end of that daisy-chain to start from, you might see one in the middle as being bad when it is one further along in the chain.Now, when Bill mentioned "to see if the circuit is in phase", I would venture a guess that he means that the black (hot) and white (neutral) might not be properly connected in any of the receptacles along the daisy chain, so that when equipment gets energized in, the GFCI ends up tripping.

You'll still get (likely) appreciation and (certainly) principle pay down while you decide what to do down the road.Brian Hoyt Normally I would agree that running neutral to neg. cash flow wouldn't be so bad.

They said they usually don't allow it for the reasons I mentioned - don't know what the quality would be, damages could be more than the deposit, also many times want a very bright or dark color that can't be covered by a neutral color well.She said sometimes if it is a light or neutral color some of their owners approve it.

Negotiators say it's better to negotiate on neutral ground rather than their place, so there could be advantage beyond safety.