Originally posted by Account Closed:Have always wanted to go to Cuba.That being said, years ago the airlines used to offer a "flight pass" allowing you to travel on the pass anywhere the airline flies and anytime.  

The industry you are in is a very tough one, myself coming from the airline pilot industry as being so cyclical I and appreciate many of the things you are going thru, especially with the downturn that my industry is currently experiencing.If I were to give you some advice I would suggest that you first define your end goal which is seems like you have already, Now you need to make that a SMART Goal with and end date attached to it and then actionable steps that you can take on a daily, weekly, monthly , yearly track.

Interest rates do not happen in a vacuum.  

However, this is a problem with purchasing properties with tenants, not only is it harder to evaluate the condition of the unit (the tenant takes great care, hangs a bunch of family photos, vacuums the floor, and puts cute decorations in the kitchen like "FAMILY" letter sign, so you subconsciously ignore the carpet stains and the drywall hole behind the couch), you also don't improve the property right away, leaving you with a larger cost later on, which you must refinance again to take some of it out. 

Everything from the weather to cancelled events to airline prices to gas prices and seasons and tons of other factors I'm leaving out, affect your income.

I am a baggage handler for a major airline at LAX.

Why did Warren Buffett dump all of Berkshire Hathway's Airline stock and incur a 4-billion dollar loss?

The slug of water and sewage creates a temporary vacuum which draws air past the rotting corpse that then stinks up the bathroom in some fashion - crack in vent line, bad wax seal, etc. 

Lower expense, and you create vacuum by which rents can will in time move with.

He has a vacuum dry sense of humor, which is quite funny and refreshing vs some of the drivel that gets posted."