If you extract the original equity and sit on the cash to deploy at an opportune time you can always use it to pay back the loan if you're struggling collecting rent to cover the mortgage.  

The local economy still seems to be struggling with the auto industry recession.

Looking for my 1st property and found a great 3 unit yesterday.  Done the analysis and return and cash flow is there but the asking price is $180K. Very little work would need to be done to the property.  With 20% dow...

I always struggle when I consider partnering, knowing how badly it can go, and my need to be in control of my own destiny.Since going it alone doesn't scale, how will you stretch your business beyond the limits that one person and 24 hours a day put on you?

If you're struggling with your realtor you could maybe check in with @Jim Stoffey.

I use to charge 35 bucks per cleaning, but I upped to 45 because I was struggling to find a cleaner. 

My main mental struggle with holding is figuring out how to balance maximizing cash flow vs having funds available (through increased mortgage debt) to take advantage of any significant drop in the market.

I would rather take a month or two to find my next project than struggle through a low margin deal I paid too much for.Good luck and hang in there!

I told them this was not acceptable, as I would be using that space (for turnover and renovation) on a daily basis.Well, after my request not to use the space not assigned to them (verbally, then memorialized via text), I once again showed up this morning with both spots filled by this same tenant.She is mostly a good tenant (inherited, we purchased last August), but as with most tenants she sometimes looks to see where "the line" is by testing my rules in minor ways.The parking assignments are addressed in her lease (MTM), but what I am struggling with is the part where I state, "if you don't comply with my request, then this <consequence> will occur."  

I'm looking to do more fix and holds and get into fix and flips full time.What has held us back in the past was finding funding for these projects but now it seems the other way around where we are struggling to find  good deals for flips.