Most companies should be able to show a projection what your investment may look like after 7 years (keep in mind   you may not be comparing apples to apples if one sponsor is less conservative in their projections than the other). 3.

Would it be dangerous vacuuming or plugging in a tv or a light.

Sure there are good apples in the bunch but the risks of those bad apples are so high, it really makes me scratch my head.

Here's what we do for your reference:Employer & Income Verification via paystubs (or tax returns) and phone call.Landlord verification via callCredit and background checkPictures of all petsCopy of drivers licenseNo evictions or broken leaseThat usually weens out the bad apples. 

Been asked on BP a million times...... quick raise to market or slow raise....no "right" answer....Its a balance..... big rapid jump often induces turnover...... and turnover costs $$ in the short term (rehab cost vacancy etc) but cant pay off in the long run..... getting to market faster recoups that expense for the rehab and vacancy etcSlow, smaller increase keep the tenant and reduced the short term expenses but doesn't maximize the return over the long haul necessarily......As stated before....make sure you are comparing apples to apples..... a lot of new landlords think their old beat up place will rent for the same as the nice new places just because its the same bedroom/bath/sq footage as the ones they looked up......Do they math.... if you can rehab it cheap and quick and jump up a lot to market, then you make you $$ back fast...... but don't fool yourself into thinking that always happens

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Or maybe your car needs repairs or bites the dust, and now you need it.Billionaires don't have to worry about unexpected corporate turnover, costing you your job.If billionaires want to go on TV and say cash is stupid, let them.

Video games, streaming TV's etc all add to the experience.Remember that you are just starting new.

One rancid apple spoils the whole barrel if we don't know who the bad apple is.  

It's best to compare apples to apples.