The inspectors are looking for safety things like smoke detectors and GFI's.

The fact of the matter is reserves are our safety net and completely vital to running any business.Luis A.

Prioritize your life, in order.

I frequently visit forums where people looking to move into an area post questions about the safety.

I'd love to hear people's thoughts on debt vs equity investing and what they prefer and why.I personally like the safety of debt, since things tend to be more clearly defined, as opposed to off the cuff estimates on returns.

You can filter your results by forum category, by forum, and by age of post.Additionally, we will shortly be making the default results show 3 years worth of data to prioritize newer threads, vs. the current 8 years of results that is now the default.

i think the successful high school drop outs we hear about are the exception to the rule, there are literally millions of drop outs who DO NOT see any success , my opinion is that an education is a great safety net.

You have to ALWAYS think safety & security first!

THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LIST.On these thousands of properties, they must concern themselves with occupant issues, safety and hazard issues, legal and title issues, property preservation issues, expense management, documentation and company/lender auditors, investor oversight, potential insurance claims, PMI or M/I claims, government oversight, Fair Housing issues, ooh and Profit/Loss (Values).

Add in a safety factor.Have a way to get out of the deal if you find the numbers were too optimistic (polite way of saying someone was telling fibs).John Corey