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For now I am more inclined to focus on equity and thus the emphasis on the price of the underlying.

But local policies toward landlords drive my investment locations more so than the impact of global warming.Best of luck to you.

Hard to say where this goes, but the immediate impact on the energy sector will have global ramifications.

You never know what life will throw at you- you could start investing, then a global pandemic could hit, then the government could tell you that your tenants don't have to pay anymore...I know it sounds farfetched, but strange things happen.I spent 5 years in college(I couldn't get enough of it,) then stayed afterwards to teach chemistry as a teaching assistant and later as an adjunct.

Market appreciation is nice to have, but since it's largely out of our control we can't put too much emphasis on it.Real estate's advantage over Wall Street is that we have the ability to force appreciation of our properties.

I'm aiming for a solid return on cash, and I agree with your emphasis on positive cash flow.

It'd expect it's against a law on occupancy capacity to have more than one person renting a space that small, but I never cross referenced to find out.Here's the lead law (emphasis added by me):460.100: Duty of Owner(s) of Residential Premises (B) Whenever any residential premises containing dangerous levels of lead in paint, plaster or other accessible structural material undergoes a change of ownership and as a result a child younger than six years old will become or will continue to be a resident therein, the new owner shall have 90 days after becoming the owner to obtain a Letter of Full Compliance or a Letter of Interim Control, except that if a child younger than six years old who is lead poisoned resides therein, the owner shall not be eligible for interim control, unless the Director grants a waiver pursuant to 105 CMR 460.100(A)(3).

I would urge people when running numbers to put emphasis on incorporating the cleaning fee and in their numbers making sure it is accurate for your area and property size.

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