And ironically, all but one of my Atlanta properties I bought long after I had been out here... it just happened to be that Atlanta became the hot market right around the time I was getting into REI. :) 

If I were you I'd be looking to either bring in a private money partner or JV on the excess deals.If you can't iron out a partnership in time you could always consider wholesaling the excess deal flow.

Well the ironic thing is the tenant is an police officer (SWOT team)

I also charge a $250 pet fee (non refundable).You definitely need to get this ironed out BEFORE listing it for rent.

(Kind of ironic that I now hang my license with HGTV’s Flip or Flop Atlanta brokerage – RED BaRN Real Estate.)

Ironically I have a client right now who I am helping to get financing to re-finance a six unit property that needs extensive work. 

The vent pipe is cast iron and had scales accumulated, which was causing the clog.

and we marry to many of the top HML  lending home  Iron bridge  lima one.its quite common.. what U will find with this type of investment is the person you lending the money to needs to be ready for prime time if not you could find yourself in a bad situation ..   

Never had any trouble--most people loaded the dishwasher, took out the trash, and left me plenty of high end liquor, groceries, and even a new iron.

At least one thing breaks right after you buy itCast iron plumbing will take you for an expensive fix