These are two mutually exclusive events.

I've never used an investor before so I want to make sure I tailor a business plan towards something that is mutually beneficial to both of us.

Then, find your buyer and at close, transfer beneficial interest in the trust.

Overall there isn't any courtesy or mutual respect I expect.What is the ramifications if I suggest to just terminate the lease?

First and foremost I pay all mortgages, taxes and insurance and then any repairs and or maintenance that may be needed next.I then take what is left and split it in half, investing half in the stock market (usually dollar cost averaging into some mutual funds and stocks I like, and the other half goes towards cash reserves for capital expenditures and or savings for another investment.I like to invest a fair part of my rental income into the stock market to diversify and hold hard assets as well as securities that pay dividends to create additional passive income.I am very disciplined have have stuck to this system for about 8 years now andf have created a decent amount of passive income via dicidend paying invesstments as well.Chris

Try connecting with recently-relocated Jackie Lange, whom I know from mutual friends, including the late Jack Miller.

Brandon Turner Combining items like tall weeds, no curtains in the windows sounds beneficial; I've been mailing to everything with as little as peeling paint or worse, which probably isn't enough to go on.

Similar in fashion to mutual funds versus hedge funds.Also, REITs tend to be more liquid, whereas PERE typically require you to park your money with them for a period of time, often 10 years.Here's a few links which may be helpful:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_equity_real_estatehttp://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/real-estate-pe-vs-reithttp://www.cpexecutive.com/newsletters/capitalmarkets-newsletter/reitscolumn/reits-versus-real-estate-private-equity-funds-who-wins/Damon

If you keep the $ invested in an index fund or a no load mutual fund you will gain about a 8% annualized return.

sorry....should've been more specific - I am not looking to sell or otherwise to get rid of the property.just thought it'd be beneficial for some newer investors to see what others are doing. maybe they can learn a thing or two from these real life examples.....