With a second cause you sue for delinquent rent, late fees, damage, et al.You can file a first cause alone, a second cause alone, or a combined first and second.My question:  If you plan on filing a second cause (i.e. the deadbeat renter is gone and you have possession), how do you find out where he is to serve him the court summons? 

Fees or not, the investor is able to put their money to work in two places at one time and the combined growth is going to be higher than using your own money.

A combined 92% own under 10 doors.This is City of Milwaukee only, so about 600,000 population out of the 1.6 million for the Milwaukee metro area.

A collaborative, data-driven approach, combined with your personal diligence, will ensure well-informed and beneficial decisions.Looking forward to our continued discussions and decisions

As long as you are changing the sheets and don’t use a management company the leases are more than 14 combined days/yr it is not considered passive. https://www.hrblock.com/tax-center/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/airbnb-taxes.pdfAs soon as you hire a cleaner, and they work more than 100 hours a year (20hrs/week) you cannot use the soloK.

If your combined family income is low enough (under $150k), you have some room to claim your losses.

What will your combined W2 income be after taxes when you get married?

We compile data on neighborhood rents and combine that with listing data, then double check rents, the area, and condition.

But you will find deals worth entertaining. 

Assuming you have the drive, capability and desire to be more of active investor/player this is what I would do if I had $10,000 to start out.I would first get really really good at underwriting deals …and then find a property that has a 25% amount of equity upside in the deal day one and also a combination of healthy cash flow that can support the property DAY 1!!!.