My main goal is to quit my full-time jobs and solely focus on real estate and use that income as my sole income among the other investment capital I bring in.OPTION 1Continue to pay off each house as fast as possible until they're all paid for and then start purchasing other assets i.e. additional single-family rentals, car washes, coin laundry facilities, etc.OPTION 2Take a % of my left-over income and use that to pay down the houses and use the remaining to pursue other assets (what I explained in option 1).I'm curious to know what you all think? 

I am afraid accepting those payments would reset the eviction proceedings.Laws do very among the states, but the general principle is that you should not accept rent because that implies a tendency.

People are leaving Illinois because we rank near the bottom in job growth in the Midwest and have among the highest property taxes in America,"-It's important that communities engage in careful discussion about cutbacks, and begin planning for smaller populations and smaller economic growth, said Eric Zeemering, a professor at Northern Illinois University's School of Public and Global Affairs. 

Be generous and you may find this was among the best investments YOU ever made.

I’m noticing an uptick in sponsors being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC lately, and even more being accused of fraud by investors that haven’t been prosecuted yet, so I’d caution anyone looking into syndications in this current (very frothy) point in the market cycle to vet both their sponsors and individual deals very heavily, especially among the new wave of crowdfunding sites and companies with great marketing, high fees and low transparency.

The trick is to find the diamonds among the coal.

Jan one's already re-locked in and I'm up about 11%, but this is because of location and my rental rates are among the lowest 25% in area for such a location.

The local economy is worth about 130 billion dollars, putting Tampa Bay among the fastest-growing metros in the country.Furthermore, businessmen Jeff Vinik, owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team, and Bill Gates have partnered to invest in Tampa.

Keep in mind that there's debate even among the landlords on this forum whether or not such a clause is even legal:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1554...It may or may not, depending on your state, be legal and therefore enforceable.

Pricing the house right is among the most difficult steps for most home sellers to take, but it is something that you MUST do in the beginning so that during the first 30 days on the market, when buyer activity is traditionally at the highest, you give yourself the best chance of getting your buyer then.