I think with Boise in particular, and the pacific Northwest in general, positive cashflow is difficult to achieve, especially for an out of state investor since the market is so competitive.Even with boots on the ground, cash flowing properties seem to be a unicorn even when purchasing for 70 cents on the dollar.One opportunity for cashflow in Boise is the ADU play -- new regulations make it more conducive and returns can be 10%+ cash on cash for a property in the right neighborhood.- Kole

Ron Rowan’s local insights helped us approach the seller with a fair offer of $160,000.

Hello,A job relocation to San Francisco CA early this year is making me ponder if I should be selling my owner occupied duplex in Jersey City and buy something in Berkeley CA due to its proximity to San Francisco and has some fairly decent schools  for my kids and also UC Berkeley .The low  2.5% interest rate on the Jersey City property turned into a golden chain but I think I am done with managing tenants and property and would like to get more into an Equity play.

It will not cover foundation issues Thankfully, no EMD was used in this during this deal.If its unlike for them to sue, how does situations like this normally play out if Buyer doesnt want to terminate?

I've played around with the idea of giving guests a YouTubeTV login but that seems risky.

When people replace their old homes, you can possibly get those fairly inexpensively if they fit your spaces...Best of luck!

However, as a matter of practice, its better to have fresh leases/rental agreements signed fairly often.

Quick response and a fair cash-for-keys offer is still the fastest and least expensive way to get someone out who isn't paying.

Now, if for whatever reason this was a fair allocation, and the 5-yr property indeed lost 90% of its value while in our hands - then the impressive tax savings they boasted about would be valid as well. 

There is a lot of grey area on this site, as there is on most sites, and in the interest of wanting to be fair to posters and not be ridiculously heavy handed, most mods will give posters the benefit of the doubt on the front end, maybe with removing a post and a warning or something similar.