Without adequate reserves, you might not be able to survive as a landlord.Once a safe level of reserves is in place, then you should put the money into that which best suits your "plan".

As far as leases, they survive the sale.

.. capitalism is survival of the fittest . we are the fit !

The right of survivorship only means the surviving persons in the title claim equal interest in the estate.Because there is generally only one person in the marriage the spouse claims 100% of the rights.

I got to see Bruce at Geraldine Barry's SJREI a couple months back, but couldn't get him for the Summit due to the proximity to "I Survived RE

If your building survives, but all the surrounding ones collapse, demand to rent in your area will decrease, and rents will drop (for a while, not forever).If you're considering a three story tuck-under (that is, a building with parking stalls on the first floor and then 2 stories of living space above) and plan to hold it a while, do not buy without a plan to retrofit, which will cost a pretty penny.Single story ranch style home from the 1960s? 

BTW, the kitten survived and I found a good home for it.Mike

No WAY I could work, a psychiatrist ALMOST deemed me incompetent, so I had to survive on that money.

I'm glad to hear your surviving the divorce with enough credit and equity to continue your investment goals.

Those people don't survive in business.