After the year I plan on keeping things as is, so that net cash flow can mitigate any rental expense that I myself incur (i pay 525 mo for a 1 bed apartment).Do you guys think its a good idea to get a source of passive income in the midwest (where I currently work), to offset my rental expense, and future rental expense if i ever decide to move to a more expensive area?

Not to mention guests could go make copies of your keys for $1 so those people have a higher proability of entering your home later on than someone wanting to waste their time hacking into your front door to get a few towels and bed linens.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Ponchatoula. 3 Bed 2 Bath house in Ponchatoula we recently renovated and sold.

Here is my deal: Single family, 988 Sqft. 3 bed 1 bath. 

He left a bunch  of stuff in the apartment (bed, couch, close, computer), the door unlocked, and the keys on the counter.

You are missing one other train line, the G-Train at Court Square.Hardly much ridership as most people go back and forth to Manhattan.NOW, it may be possible that you go to work in LIC but live in Brooklyn and take the G-Train only 15 minutes to the Bed-Stuy / Clinton Hill Brownstone Neighborhoods!

Purchase price: $400,000 Cash invested: $80,000 Vacation rental. 4 bed, 2.5 bath, 2 car.

When I started out, I didn't know left from and right and I swear to you to this day I get chills down my spine when I lay in bed at night thinking about the things I said and did to get my first deal.

With a number of hotels, bed and breakfasts, house rentals, restaurants and even a yoga retreat, Sansara Resort, ex-pats have begun laying down a solid infrastructure from which to build a solid, thriving community.Surfing in Cambutal is one of the biggest draws to the area.

After a $150 re-inspection fee, we will be bringing $9,500 to the table for a down payment and closing costs instead of closer to $18,000 for the 15% down payment and closing costs our lender would need for a conventional duplex loan.Upper unit will rent for $550 (2 bed, but one is very small) and lower will rent for $700 when we decide we aren’t interested in living there anymore.