MikeAlthough part of our manufacturing has moved overseas that move helped most of our companies boost their profits, which in the end is a plus for the American economy.

Those units with owner paid utilities or those in higher turnover/crime areas will typically sway higher than the average.That all said, I don't use the 50% rule for much as it is a nationwide generalization and as we savvy investors are aware, real estate market conditions differ dramatically location to location, and from then to now.

Underwriting guidelines have dramatically changed, restricting and eliminating what we used to fund.

Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Doing so will dramatically reduce your chances of getting taken by crooks.This is just one of many reasons why BP Nation is a good team member for you to have, you can run investment scenarios by the community and get almost instant feedback from others, advice on things to look into or look out for that perhaps you missed.

That has taken a dramatic upward ascent since I started doing rentals a year ago.

Do not let yourself look foolish by allowing others to do your marketing pieces for you and use spinner programs to boost your online presence.

Like I mentioned earlier the dollar is going to continue to lose its value, as such, all the costs associated with buidling a house - labor and building materials will go up, thus boosting the median price which acts as another inflation hedge.

I mean, we could all just chug money into our 401k's and let Fidelity or whoever control our retirement... most of us are willing to do the extra work of being a land lord or RE investor to boost our returns... by that same token, why wouldn't we be willing to be a bit more geographically mobile in our investments to further boost those same returns?

I took a look at the average rents for an area I'm interested in getting more rentals and the increase in rents from a 3 bed to a 4 bed was dramatic.