Thanks for the "visual" (lol) AND the inputAfter all the chaos between banks and the government, with the latter re-writing the "rules", it makes my blood boil every time a realtor tells me, 'the banks ARE IN CHARGE!'

By the way, they told me that I could only rent it out to family and relatives related by blood.

Attorneys are fully able to accept partial payments and you can play hardball but if you can't squeeze blood out of a stone.

That leaves management with the task of decreasing expenses, run it more efficiently, but in reality, there is only so much you can do here as a 2-4 unit isn't at an operational level where expenses can be significantly cut.You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip.Chances are, a savvy owner isn't going to be leasing you a property for you to let to someone again at any killer earnings potential, not much more than management fees.

It's been working for us, but it has been a lot of blood, sweat and marital arguments, and I do wish I had had the foresight to be more diversified in class of tenant and in geography.

We like you to mate, must be the European rugedness in our blood.

To raise their own flesh and blood in a crime ridden area is child abuse.So please stop with the "block" nonsense and really give some thought of how stupid that sounds. 

Is it like sharks smelling blood?

The fed has noted they are targeting getting rates to 4.5-5.5December will see another 50 bps raise.People cheering about October and the rate is below 8 is like someone whose blood pressure was over 200 and now it’s down to 195.

You can't get blood from a stone.