That's not what I am saying.Just because the support is strong, doesn't mean the resistance is far ahead.

I am way ahead of where I think I would have been just through my own research.

During this whole time I mucked around in tiny crawl spaces with mouse crap and snakes, cleaned sewage off of myself more than once, made at least two emergency room visits (one for drilling a hole straight through my hand installing cabinet knobs), sweated my *** off in attics in the summer.

Normally, I would emphasize the significance of seeing a property before making any decisions, but this particular circumstance appeared promising... at first.You see, we had both vacant and down units ready for our visit.

I am a little familiar with it I went to Rutgers University and my friend lived near the area, and I'd visit often but know little about renters and such.

Refinishing those wood floors will definitely help attract the right long-term renters.Financial MovesTaking out a $20k HELOC for the downpayment is a smart move, and having a plan to pay it off within 12-18 months shows you’re thinking ahead.

If you have time, go visit some of the homes and secret-shop them to see how they compare to yours.I recommend looking at the market at least once a month for the rest of your life to keep an eye on things.

Hi everyone,Wife and I visited Flagstaff over the weekend and loved it.

I typically spend more hours each week on visiting properties because I like to drive by each property physically to make sure nothing is amiss.

Owing to the trend towards smaller,  more efficient appliances and LED lighting  electrical loads I think are somewhat less than they may have been per SF like in the 70's through 2000's when everybody had incandescent lighting and big tube TVs and refrigerators, dishwashers,  etc. that used 2 or 3x as much power as modern ones.I've had a couple turn-of-century units rewired to remove K&T and failed 'BX" (flexible steel sheathed  2 wire cable)  and agree with other posters the pricing isn't that bad as long as you can find an electrician that has some experience with that kind of work,   and sometimes it might be helpful to open up some cable routes ahead of time for them to use so they don't have to do the exploratory work.