Our experience has been that most tenants book about two weeks out from a vacancy, so don't slash the price of your MTR too soon to your next ecpected vacancy(you will get nervous, I promise).

I know I know getting property won't be an issue, I've done it once and that experience helped me so much, but what if i wanted to acquire two properties this year?

I ended up using two contractors because the first one was taking too long, but the price was great.

Add two more bedrooms and you're on easy street.

Windows would be my next check-point (less than R1) and then wall insulation: I would not be surprised if they have no insulation inside, but you can do blow-in, which only requires a small hole.A home looses heat in two ways: heat conduction (which you can slow down with insulation) and drafts, which in old houses is usually the biggest culprit.

Secondary Markets Are ThrivingOmaha and San Antonio are two examples of secondary markets where the cost of entry is still reasonable.

I did that with my first two primary residences.

I can't imagine flying out there for a day or two with a hotel can cost you $10K.Flying out there is like you paying for an insurance. 

Got two young kids so also want better schooling and family friendly neighborhoods.

In fact, more than two out of three homeowners have either completely paid off their mortgages (shown in green in the chart below) or have at least 50% equity in their homes (shown in blue in the chart below):And that’s a big deal.