The properties are paid off and generating stable income.

., and the ballast contacts start to crack and go bad where the lights go in.If you are going to stay there awhile I would definitely spend more money on LED lights or similar that have a very long shelf life and pretty much zero maintenance.You want to grow your business and sales and not have to take time away to deal with building space issues down the road.

Im not a dooms day guy but since they have been passing silver and gold for thousands of years it seems more stable then paper currency is.

But they bring more stable tenants.We buy/hold, "as long as tenant is paying for the house"And so far we haven lucky to make some $$$.

I'm in a college (state university) town allong with three other large universities a state vo-tech jr. college and several business colleges.I'd say that any state university will be adding alot to the local economy base, in fact it's an anchor that will likely be the most stable activity in any area.

It's a little bit frustrating that the prices people in other parts of the country are paying for SFR's will barely get you a 1-bedroom condo around here, but I guess that comes with the territory - living in an area with a very stable job market and per capita income on the higher side does have its benefits.

Different properties and finance and structure terms.Secondly even if you got a seller to give a second with no money down you still have for 5 - 12 units about 8k to 10k in closing costs with phase 1, cost reserve stable, appraisal, site inspection, survey, etc.Lenders typically want 75% LTV which even if a seller holds a 15% second you still have 10% needed.

Here they have a very stable asset that they can use for their retirement.

., That's what I had in mind but I'm not sure if the bank would accept that as stable income.

For now I am financially stable with no debt of any kind and I don't own any property.