I like to not have all my eggs in one basket.I've listened to tons of podcasts from BP and reached out to a lot of people but i havent been to in an person REI meetup in stl, i will admit that.

Or are you eating that cost?

Over the course of 1 year. that $70 a week on food and coffee at work adds up to $3640 per year... or, in leveraged terms , 20,800 - $41,600 worth of real estate (if using 80-90% leverage)Of course, one has to eat.

What’s you opinion on the taxes  in these areas… after evaluating one deal at upper union, near Central Park, the taxes sort eat most of the cash flow.

That way you can force the appreciation on several deals and not just putting one egg into one basket.

And, unlike most condos, you get to garden, collect eggs from the chickens, make messy projects in the shop downstairs.

yes I know there are hoops to jump through but doing it myself eats up all my cash 

Why is hoarding it in real estate, especially in todays economy, a rational decision when you can eat your cake and have even more cake. 

In researching different markets I find deals like this:http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/5175-Warrensville-Center-Rd-Maple-Heights-OH/11817181/But utilities, if not billed to the tenants, would seem to eat up a lot of the cash flow. 

The 3rd one has had to spend all her income on rent, eating out, etc.