The next step would be to work with the Realtor and determine the hot markets, in your County, with the greatest number of sales over the last 90 to 120 days.

Either the AC isn't working, or the hot water heater quit working, or a pipe burst, and on and on.I've thought about dropping these two properties because the trouble isn't worth the money I make on them.

In today's hot market, you need to get capital cheaper to reduce one's holding costs.

@Kenisha Chapel First be grateful that you are looking for property in Arkansas and not LA, Dallas, NYC or other hot markets that will require bushels of money to get started.

The owner also installed a Rinnai hot water heater that he supplies propane for each apartment.

In a hot British Columbia market in the Fraser Valley of beautiful BC - what filters/rule of thumb should we consider when consider purchasing four older homes (tear down and build a good size 4-6 story apartment)?

They are going to call and say there is a bedbug infestation, rats everywhere, no hot water, holes in the floor, the door won't lock, leaking roof, and the tub is cracked, oh, and the landlord refuses to fix all this.

I know it's a hot market but there are still deals out there, with your purchases as evidence.Do you suggest I start as a passive on some deal and learn that way?

It's a hot market so if you don't act quickly then you lose the deal in my market.

Banking on a ton more appreciation is like throwing your money in the slot machine.