Hey Lauren, most of these replies hit home but to summarize Raleigh just has a great job market and high education.

The data would be well received if the relevant info to the target audience is summarized in approx 2-3 pages.

I clip all of the appliance and thermostat manuals together and leave them with the book.One thing I still want to do is make up a list of "House Rules", a list that clearly defines some of the main tenant requirements from the lease, but in a summarized, easy-to-read format.

@Paul Ewing Pretty much summarized everything about this system.  

That leaves me $16,000 after the sale (since the tenants paid that part of my principal to the bank, I pay the remainder of the $44,000 from the sale)I get to write off mortgage interest for the 5 yearsSo to summarize, with 5 years of owning this home, I walked away conservativly with $16,000 (principal pay down) + 1,320 (cash flow) = $17,320 ($3,464 a year or $289 a month) all while having none of my own money tied into this project. 

@Logan Allec, I am not sure if I can summarize the experience in just one post as it would be pages and pages.There has been a lot of challenge, risk and financial discomfort.For full disclosure so I don't mislead anyone, I was not the lead dog on the 270+ deal that was closed.

To summarize. 

You comepletely summarized my current eviction.

If I can summarize my approach toward appreciation into 1 sentence it would read:When it comes to Buy and Hold Real Estate Investment, only experienced investors with deep pockets should "gamble" on the uncertainty of appreciation while all other investors should avoid considering appreciation as part of a purchasing decision.It's shortsided to claim "no one should evaluate for appreciation."

thanks for summarizing this!