I loved those quarter sawn wood stair treads!

As a plus this property is literally one quarter mile from my residence!!

Our goal is to complete setting up the infrastructure by end of the first quarter and acquire 5-10 SFH in each market.Most importantly are finding the local assets on the ground that could assist us.

I haven't had a car since 2006 (my husband needs one for work so we have a car but I only use it to get groceries) It is just a matter on convenience - we both work full time jobs, we both travel for work (I spent 11 hours in an airport yesterday) and we do this on the side.We do not get calls often (once a quarter) but our properties are a 10 minute drive so when the tenant calls at 9pm we can shoot over there quickly and still be up for work at 6am.

Except from Economist April 12th 2008The great American slowdown"The doughty American shopper is being pummelled by four things: the housing bust, the credit crunch, higher fuel and food costs and, most recently, a weakening labour market.

I would think end of quarters is a good time too as it is with most banks provided you can close before the end of the month.

You might try offering monthly or quarterly interest payments.

Now, this situation might be a little different as you state a steady growth of 1% - 2% over the last 5 years, but I find that perplexing as I just did a little research and the there was a 23% increase in the median house price from 2nd quarter 2004 to the height of the market in early 2006.

Paying by the month while it's vacant (rather than by the quarter) is wonderful when you see the cost to insure a vacant property.

Why not prove how many home you have sold this quarter?