We looked as such a rooming house once and quickly concluded we do not have the skill set required to run one of these.  

So this group concludes you probably are one.  

Love that part of the world.One can pretty much conclude if a property went for 1 dollar over minimum bid collusion of some sort may have taken place.

And it sounds like from that we can conclude that the company puts both real estate investing and direct sales on equal footing.Even your partner, Doug, talked about commissions (Jan 15 @ 6:53am):50% commission.

Our Executives attended the Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary Market conference a couple months ago to learn and help predict what to expect in the market place for the rest of this year.What I'm trying to conclude with this post is that investors can blog and talk and object about positive or negative cash flow in investment properties/opportunities, but there are a lot more important factors to consider with the way the overall industry is heading.Good luck and happy investing.

It comes down to how the rulings/courts/cases have concluded when a REI meets the level of trade or business.

>The Case-Shiller home price index for December was 3.5% for Cleveland and 2.6% for LA and 2% for SF.That is like looking at the stock market over the last month and concluding that it loses money all the time. 

I will only start an eviction if I have concluded that incurring the turnover costs is preferable to keeping the tenant.

To conclude, having the boots on the ground and a team you can trust is I guess my number 1 rule of investing outside of your backyard.

However since she is asking simply say you do not rent to convicted criminals and that if she wishes you will let her out of her lease with 2 months notice, vacate end of February.As for getting rid of her unless your state regulations state otherwise you do not give a reason or discuss her husband you simply send her notice that you will not be renewing her lease when it concludes.