If you’ve owned the property long enough & have enhanced value and cash-flow look into cash-out refinance (tax free funds for more acquisitions & reserves).

I do plan to hold for long term.I am getting mix advice: some said keep things the way they are, sand, and paint the trim, fix sash lock, install insulation strips, while replacing a few exterior sills, and not worry about tenant wanting to open the windows..Then I am told, go ahead and do it as a good feature to attract tenants (new, save energy with ensured/enhanced insulation, utility will be paid by tenant), of course the windows can be opened like they suppose to, less maintenance headache with possible landlord call for window breakdown/issues.

Most of the issues really come from having a firm grip on the town and what their future vision will be. 

If moving anywhere enables or enhances your ability to achieve your goals and objectives, you move.

Those guys are clutching to them with a death grip or selling for non profiting prices. 

If anybody wants a copy, shoot me an email at [email protected], if anybody that gets a copy wants to do any enhancements, let me know.I'd like to keep it going.

This is a great market to help you enhance your portfolio.I hope to hear from you soon!

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An improvement is an addition to or addition of an enhancement that may or may not have already existed.

If you are not filling the void of each other's weaknesses and enhancing each other strengths the partnership will be stressed over time.Is your partner just the money guy and does not want to do any work and is very interested in getting involved with real estate but is really just wanting passive income from the benefits of REI, thats fine too but know that he is really a money partner, which is also important but that would mean a different type of partnership and different expectation of you.