Wanting tenants to cover damages and missing rent is natural, but legal action can be a costly and time-consuming route, especially if they lack the means to pay.

We had a 1 year lease with the option to go to month to month bc of the nature of the circumstance (so much construction in Houston at the time that things took a really long time).

I ultimately settled on Kansas City and that's where I'm planning to buy in the next few years.Being Very Conservative with Cash Flow ProjectionsI'm an analytical person by nature, so the whole process of analyzing potential cash flow from a rental property always appealed to me.I've always been extremely conservative when estimating cash flow projections.

Yes I have and CFRI Volusia is more specific for Volusia county but like the main CFRI, GOREIA is general in nature.

I won't say bandit signs are a waste, but they are just so "broadcast" in nature.

Wouldn't the very nature of doing REI'ing (Rehab and sell) qualify as earned income?

Although, I will say that over the years, more and more of the articles are being written by people trying to market their wares (I assume something like that happens here, but I haven't been around long enough to notice) - I guess just the nature of the beast.  

Both of these examples are generally relegated to the well heeled homeowner due to the costs and individualized nature of the final product.

Naturally that would incur lawyer fees.On principle I don't want to pay this guy off but as a business it might just be a smart thing to do as a cost of doing business. 

Natural gas on the other hand seems to be turning up everywhere these days, so even without the potential for massive future electrical rate increases if gas makes much more sense, I'd stick with gas!