Just get yourself in the game and own the roof over your head with a monthly mortgage you can afford comfortably, anything beyond that rent the other rooms out if there are any.

Now we have $100,000 in reserves, control $500,00 in property AND the residents are paying down the $400 while enjoying BBQs and flat screen TVs.

Similar to the way a new roof helps an exterior.If you look at professional product photos for homewares, there is usually a single (or at most a small handful of) non-neutral color(s) that is repeated throughout various elements in the room (area rug, throw pillow, bed scarf, vase/sculpture, picture etc).

Oh boy, too much to write here, but my forecast for 2024, as of last September, was for prices for residential to be flat on a national level by the end of the year.

We are pretty flat year over year.

Are all Flat fee MLS listing companies created equal?

That's one of the main reasons these houses get abandoned, that and bad roofs but you can probably tell that from the outside. 

S&P 500 beats RE by double.S&P 500 = $900,000Real Estate = $460,000However, these units are good for someone who wants to dip into real estate while using their unit any time they want with the aforementioned owner perks but without the hassle that ownership brings like maintenance, roof, bad tenants, furnishings, bill payments like SDG&E, internet etc.

At some point you need a new roof, plumbing, windows, HVAC, etc - setting aside 5% of rent may cover a new water heater, but very few components of a house last more than 50 years.It's 2024: books written in 2015 or 2018 are based on the market conditions in year 5 years before they were written.

(I'm thinking adding 2 Beds and 1 bath, or maybe a master with walk in closet and an on suite, a large corner home office, etc. raise rent to $1,600)Needs: Roof, Siding, and Basement Work (potentially more space if the basement is redone, adding a bedroom and bathroom, rent at $1,800?)