If I would have stayed the course, I would still be looking for tenants-Be sure to test all components of the house, including door locks, ceiling fans, and everything inbetween-Procrastination on tenant requests or ignoring the maintenance due to a few hundred bucks gets you the short term satisfaction of not having to get off the couch, but could potentially result in the tenants being a little bit more picky or deciding not to renew with you.

My company's website, realdata.com, has a strong educational component and I write a series of articles about real estate investment and development for that site.

Sec. 8 obviates the entire mortgage balance in 4 to 5 years if you rent to their grant's designated tenancy profile without deviating. they also allow you to flip the building to the tenants profitably out of the box---if you (again) don't deviate from your chosen grant authorization's guidelines & tenant parameters. their main type of tenancy features a training component.

The seller would not guarantee it post sale.Someone bought it but peace of mind is worth more to some buyers than thinking about an ongoing liability no matter the potential return.The other component to this is your financing sought.

VA funding fee does not have two components.* FHA loan - Keep in mind that FHA also has a 1.75% upfront funding fee.So the true comparison is:* VA - 0% down, 2.15% funding fee, NO PMI (I am assuming you are not exempt) Your funding fee can go down to 1.5% if you do 5% down payment.* FHA - 3.5% down, 1.75% funding fee, 0.85% MIPBetween VA & FHA, VA is the better choice.Upen Patel, Mortgage BankerFederal NMLS# 1374243

The bill has a number of key components—including higher capital requirements, the Volcker rule (which prevents deposit-taking operations from making speculative investments), the imposition of bank stress tests (which ensure that banks can withstand a financial hit), and the creation of the CFPB—that have already been completed and implemented.

Maintenance is usually estimated as a percentage of the gross rent, with around 5-10% being common.Capital Expenditures: These are larger expenses that will be necessary to replace aging components of your rental, such as a roof, HVAC, water heater, electrical panels or plumbing systems.

The two main components are rental income and expenses.  

Anytime you have a component to your investment that will put more money into your buyer's pocket, the value will increase.

I'm currently in the planning and underwriting stages and have scheduled to go raise funds with private investors within a month from now.My question asks what your preferences are in regards to some common components of the PPM and overall strategy.