In order to keep this simple, let's not make judgments on the current state of the stock market or where it might be headed in the next year or 2 or 5; let's simply assume the commonly touted 7-8% average long-term return will continue ... again just to keep it simple.Thanks all ...

Sitting with a group of strangers with a common interest can discover things people don't know.

I'm hoping for your feedback with the intention of discovering and validating some of your common pain points (if any at all) in dealing with current technologies.

Is this a common practice or should I run like crazy.

To fast forward, essentially the husband had work across many different states/projects and their circumstances changed causing them to move back to their hometown within 3.5 months of starting their 1 year lease.The signed lease was very tight (no PM, just realtor, great neighborhood/friends and us) and covered us for many situations but I do want to get some clarification or advice on best course of action for the following:(please note this info is just from my googling/common sense and again I have no claims to be right in any situation here)1.

We didn't get a pet on this house, but I this this common fee structure in our Seattle and suburban/rural area.

Crash in the future, I don't think so, but there may be small bubbles in some local markets that might pop, or as commonly referred to as market adjustments.

A 10% cap rate is commonly used, but is a generic number.

Flipping to build chunks of cash to invest in buy and hold rentals is a common strategy.

What is common practice in that area?