At the end of the day, there are more day traders that end up broken than not. 

Owner occupied united increased by 8.4%"Still, although the overall share of households that rented decreased, the number of rented units increased by over a million units (43.3 million to 44.6 million)."

I got a hold of the owner by looking up his information on the county website.

Absolutely, real estate can still be a smart investment—even in this market—and the Panhandle is one of the best areas to consider right now.

Where are most of the better STR returns in Central OR right now?

Jerryll's Ad, in part, reads as follows:"I'll give you everything 100% FREE!

The borrower gets the benefit of having access to capital fast and the lender gets the benefit of charging a higher interest rate and not having to pay taxes on the profit.

I would love to make a move before the end of the year and so I keep trying to decide which of the following is best for me:1) Buy 1 more expensive CA property near here, and thus a better tenant (less likely to cause issues), but lose a little bit of money every month due to the current numbers, while hoping for future appreciation? 

Right now I am already in the process of:-posting the portfolio for sale here in the BP forums.

I've seen this and it's the blind leading the blind.