In that sense, all the money is under my control and only affects us taxwise.

Investing in condos still works for a lot of people, but they come with unique pluses and minuses so make sure to add those and HOAs to the list of things you're researching and determine if that's something you'd be willing to do or if you want to wait until you can get something you have more control over.

I wouldn't consider investing until you have zero debt, complete control over your finances, and money saved up for the purchase.

Investing in real estate isn't all about buying property it's all about creating and controlling your own future.

I'm an HVAC contractor and I just had to order a simple $100 control board and it took two weeks to arrive.

However, RUBS is generally a contractual issue, and additionally, may be limited by local rent control. 

Previously, under the Chevron doctrine, when a court determined that a statute was ambiguous or that Congress had not directly addressed the precise issue in writing a given law, the Court, rather than applying their interpretation of the law, would instead defer to the regulatory agency’s interpretation.

Sorry to not offer a connection, but for this one I think your best bet is to find the "land specialist" realtor in the area and get a CMA.If you want an extremely precise number hiring an appraiser is most likely the move. 

I am about to say this precisely this word.Our friend here Chris is the best in risk management.

I operate in 7 markets and in each market we have a quality control manager or runner, a cleaner with at least 2 backups, and a handyman/woman.