Consider this: there are an estimated 10K homes in Pacific Palisades, at least half of which were destroyed. 25% were constructed during the 60-70's and +/- 75 TOTAL were built in the past FIVE years. 

LOLi have raised half a billion $ ($500 million) through syndication over the last 22 years.  

Having a tenant do a repair leaves you in limbo should the repair be done half *** or wrong.  

Each potential buyer has come to their own conclusion that it would be too much hassle and risk to manage in this fashion vs a traditional rental even though the average cap rate in our area has been half that at best.

Also, to track spending habits - just had a prospect withdraw their application when we asked why they were spending half their income on gambling websites.

We often would offer concessions such as no security deposit or do half off first months rent or even a discount off the first couple of months.

Given the permitting timeline, I will offer to purchase some of the furniture and redecorate the rest (so half and half to reduce some furniture building time).

I sold about half my stock portfolio to purchase real estate here in January.If it's not time to buy right now, when is buy time? 

Those rates would be low in my area by half .I do service work , the clock starts ticking when the truck leaves the shop and doesnt stop until the truck and men return .

I know it can feel a bit daunting at first, but you’re asking the right questions, and that’s half the battle won.