If anything, the real "trick" is providing a service to someone at no-cost, then having to pay the repair bill when the infrastructure for that free service breaks or when performing regular maintenance (pumpouts).Family size is definitely a consideration.When was a tenant, I cant recall anything being provided for free.  

We are seeing more and more people looking to get into note investing. The easiest way to explain it for many is we are similar to home flippers - with the difference being in lieu of fixing up a property that is in d...

Obviously there could be other details that can influence the outlook on the investment, but it seems like a good one to make an offer at least.

Underestimating costs, excessive leverage, neglecting to perform due diligence, and unforeseen repairs or vacancies are typical problems.

That's a good idea to look at surrounding well performing properties and replicate. 

Are your draw inspections performed in-house or by an outside inspection company?

Many people love downtown by the riverwalk/pearl, but I haven't seen recent data of how they are performing. 

The majority of reviews online are from the tenants, which makes sense since there is a much higher ratio of tenants to landlords.The landlord is the one paying for their services and in reality they might have performed their duties above and beyond. 

They are struggling to keep up with demand.If anything has changed, the days of investors performing cosmetic rehabs for quick $100k profits are behind us.

A friend of mine has a DC condo that performs incredibly well with excellent cashflow!