My thought is that 40 year will allow you to get into these properties easier, since payment is lower which in turn allows for cash flow.. then maybe down the line you could refinance into a shorter loan.Just some thoughts, i'd like to hear others thoughts too. the 40 year would drive up speculation for investment property for sure, this is why I personally think FM should not open the floodgates of 40YFRM for rental property.

When I worked in large apartment management, we frequently used products to mask the smells in our paint such as this one:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Paint...

We also remove garbage disposals those break a lot too and no extra rent is gotten for that too.  The

There is a difference between mold and mildew.Good old water and soap can handle most surface mold.You would want to test with a swab to know what you are dealing with before attempting to clean.The charcoal masks for about under 50 bucks can be bought that make for easy breathing in houses with mold or meth problems etc.If a property had mold you have to disclose or face a future potential lawsuit.A mold company will provide a mold remediation certificate with a guarantee.This will assure the buyers along with test reports after remediation that the property is safe.You have to make sure you fix the source of the moisture problem and just the surface.An inspector will use a moisture meter to do surface readings to determine if a leak is ongoing.The higher the saturation reading the closer to the source.If a property does have mold and you remediate you must buy really cheap so that you can resell with the stigma this property will have.Even with the certificate and warranty the property will not be as attractive as one without those issues so you need to price lower for resale.

Then while you are saying some preliminary stuff to the caller on the phone (hopefully on a blue tooth <g>) - you can be pulling the car over and pulling the property up on the screen.

After move out, two guys busted in through a window ready to raid the house... unfortunately for them the house was already vacant.I had to replace the glass, file a police report and clean up all the mess.We found the two ski masks in front of the house in the road next to the tire peel-out marks from them leaving the property.So it's up to you but after my experience, this will be something I never allow again.

Now if all of this rigmarole leads you to believe that a land trust is a device to mask the identity of the property owner that is exactly the intention of land trusts.  

I pushing more too the wholesaling direction and then move on too long term wealth with rentals.  

So much time is spent on taping, masking, etc. and time is money.

(We brought masks cause I knew beforehand it had this problem).