ah I just read Juzamjedi's post.. yep got that tulip thing short n sweet. sorry redundant post.

Congrats to my sweet lady for a tie for first place!

If someone came to me with a good reputation and history of reviews and offered me over market rate (as most arbitrager's do) AND offered to take care of all non cap-ex maintenance items while having the home cleaned every week and available for me to go in between bookings any time I want (whereas a long term renter often disappears into the home for years and you don't see anything until two years later when it is destroyed) I would rush at the chance.Arbitrage is a pretty sweet deal for landlords, so long as you're partnered with a trustworthy host.

Short and sweet.

(I had to sweet-talk a town inspector to provide a CO on an estate that had water damage, some cracked basement windows, etc so we could close - but per town ordinances, he shouldn't have)Also some mortgage lenders are getting pickier too.

For those of you who have a spouse or significant other who you partner with in investing and they started off reluctant, how did you get them over the hump and to jump in the sweet sweet pool of real estate investing?

Would like to know before I build what is the sweet spot regarding bedrooms, must have amenities etc.I plan to rent it with occasional personal use.

Also, we are not talking about terms on a house sweet grandma with the delicious hard candy lives in.

(sweet deal, right?)

yes, its quite disproportional, the $50K all in duplexes are out there, Im in a rural area in WI and am doing single family, my sweet spot is 2-3 bedroom, all in (purchase and rehab) below $35K with rents between $725-$825/mo now to be honest, your probably not gona find those as an out of state investor, I move fast with cash, and roll the dice sometimes, but it can be done, You should be able to get into $50K duplexes in Milwaukee, Im guessing C/D areas.