In construction your plans are your Bible, so you need to know how to locate any discrepencies, locate answers to questions froms trades, understanding "Take-offs" with your materials, and be able to visualize in a 3D space what the plans are describing.

So, go with a good solution on the deadbolt.Screw a lockbox in a wall near the door for an emergency physical key.Find a locksmith that can rekey the doors between tenants - put ALL locks on the same key.Most electronic locks warn you when the battery is getting low.

While our stories vary slightly, a clear pattern emerged. 

In major cities I can get someone out for emergency service typically same day, even if I have to pay overtime for after hours work.

@Christina Galdieri  A 1031 exchange is specifically designed for real property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment.

In short, I can afford the additional $1100/mo cost of a second house, even until I rent it out.I have around $35K in HYSA and emergency funds that I could use for a down payment, but that's less than 20% which would be required for a conventional loan, assuming full purchase price.

But I don’t want to trade my time managing a business for a relatively small net income.The mistake many people make is comparing a real estate investment returns with a real estate business returns.  

It would seem having a set of plans would be very important for many reasons, like emergency plumbing or electrical, etc."

No information about dividends in subsequent years could be found in company filings.Most REITs are publicly traded, which means that their stock is bought and sold on public exchanges, with their share prices fluctuating according to investor demand.RAD, however, is among the relatively small set of property companies known as non-traded REITs, whose stock is acquired directly through brokers, not on the open market.

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