In the northeast having a second heat source in the rental saved  frozen pipes when the electric was out for days.

You're still waiting ten years].The main counter-argument used here on BP is: How much more could be achieved with that extra $100k than merely paying off a low-interest-rate mortgage early?

- property values soften (keep it realistic, US real estate has never lost value over any given 10 year period in history and you can't plan for a nuclear war..)To counter-balance these negative scenarios you have: cash reserves, credit lines, W2 income, maybe business income.

Sometimes it's not the tenant's fault - tree roots, collapsed pipe, old materials from a previous tenant, etc.

If the temperature goes below freezing point, pipes might burst.

I once rented a 5bed/3bath in two days, just a week before Christmas when the ground was covered with snow and ice.Sitting vacant in the winter increases the risk of frozen pipes or other expensive problems.

You would think that this would be obvious, but it's not (for newbies)And don't be afraid to p*ss off the seller....on the last house I bought, I offered $60k less, and the sellers got irritated/insulted and refused to even counter.

HiI have found lien-free, profitable, and buildable parcels of land from OTC (Over-the-Counter) lists in Pennsylvania after two months of thorough research.

Ask the seller's agent to put their counter offer in writing.

And now pipes froze cause no heat, and now it's $14k more to fix pipes, I gotta walk away" and "seller" says "like hell you will, you destroyed my property, you messed up my credit, now I'm getting foreclosure warnings from bank, YOU CHEATED ME".