And that was from the previous owners, who were likely all citizens.I'm guessing pretty much everyone on this forum who has purchased more than a couple properties has seen theft and property damage done by renters and former homeowners who were legally in this country.

When analyzing the crime data reports of the west end, there seems to be a large amount of theft.

Crime is non-existent (1 theft in the last 30 days, summer was the same).

Identical houses down to the finishes with "identical tenants".  

These are details.Other than having your identity stolen, losing an up-front fee, and maybe your deal, what’s to worry about?

There is more fraud, theft/rustling, poor husbandry, liars and cheats, and other issues than you'd imagine in such a culturally important industry.

Back when he was working on building his credit back up due to stolen identity, I bought a house for him to rent.

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After that I did find two identIcal duplexes near my house which is a campus rental area.

Please help me think through this hypothetical example.If I have $100k to invest and choose the stock market on a normal year I should expect annually a 7% growth year over year so in 5 years that investment grows to $133,822.If instead i take that $100K and purchase $400,000 worth of real estate on 4 identical properties with 25% down, cash flowing $250 per month each and appreciating at 3% per year what is my annualized rate of return after 5 years?