Heating costs go up in winter, as does electricity due to the reduced natural light and more people indoors.

Also being a winterized foreclosure the sudden rush of water probably broke some things loose in the pipes. 

My advice would be to find a great asset and match that with a strategy that is a bit more work to break even or eek out a little cash flow.

About 3 months have gone by and we just received an email from a communications company billing us $4,000 for breaking a communication line buried in the yard.

A smaller down payment could result in breaking even or even a negative cash flow.

Property management companies and contractors are the people in your business who make or break you.I will send you a private message to refer you to a property management company that is doing good for me.Don't let the bad experience sway you away from real estate.

Some homes even come with tax breaks or city funding to help cover the costs.

Let’s break this down:The case for holdingThe 4.75% interest rate is a valuable asset in today’s high-rate environment.

We are also temporary heat providers for most large construction projects in and around Buffalo NY, neither I nor anyone in the industry that I know if has been contacted about setting up temporary heat for this project which is normally one of the first steps before a project gets into winter. thats a nice cottage industry winter heat.. 

Most of our water pipes are in the ceiling here and when one breaks it ruins the floor, plus we have had some flooding and other issues in FL.