These areas tend to attract more reliable, long-term tenants who are usually more financially stable and take better care of the property.

With an extra vacancy or a maintenance issue or an extra turnover, this is definitely a negative cash flow producing investment.So when you say the rent growth and value growth have exceeded your expectations, I would love to have you respond as to how that is possibly the case. 

Then I wrote 3 books, became the person in charge of education in my REI and had to produce presentations every month (at least 2) for it, and before I knew it,...It's not as hard as you think, at least it was for me. 

The purpose of marketing is to attract an in-person showing.

You have to attract interested parties that are willing to sell you their property cheaply because they need to vacate ownership for one reason or another.

But from what I've observed (and I'm sure you've seen too), only a few new investors, who are more analytical in nature, do this.One of the issues that I've seen again and again is new investors putting together a "spreadsheet" based on their limited understanding, that produces inaccurate or misleading numbers.

Golden said he thinks they were attracted to his home by its dampness.

Most lenders sell their loans out.Nobody wants a loan where the asset is underwater every month.The real question is, why is a property worth over $1M only producing $4,000/mo.You should consider raising rents as this seems significantly below market.

I get that.. but if your a top producer this is just cost of doing bizz to the title company orr closing attorney if your a one off agent you may have to pony up the money but to me it was necessary..

Thinking about 1031 option and buying more income producing properties possibly in other parts of the country.