If you have good credit and income in Canada - some Seattle lenders want your business when you buy across the border here ...shoot me an email if you want a rate sheet and terms,...

Now, the other tenant is wondering if I'll consider a border collie lab mix that is house trained.

The first time someone breaks in and takes the fridge it will pay for itself when combined with the insurance discount and the tenants will really appreciate it.With all the  pitfalls and hidden costs even if you get a good tenant it will be more profitable in the c neighborhoods.Make sure to but on a block without too many border ups and has no stores on that block.Good luck if you go this route. 

Outdoors we had concrete mow strips, stamped concrete borders on the driveways, etc. again standard.

The last time I had to go through it, I repainted the cabinets and had everything deep-cleaned, twice...and it looked "OK" at best.I don't know if the return will justify the expense...I rent the place out just fine, but in the back of my head I feel like I'm bordering on disinterested landlord (slumlord?)

Some border patrol agents were killed when they put there bulletproof Tahoe in park, the doors unlocked, and the bad guys opened a door and shot them all.

I have a fourplex bordering that area off Broadway and Franklin that has done well over the past 14 years.

Its easier to repaint and I do not let the tenants paint or use wallpaper or borders.

Some of the other strategies taught that border on practicing RE is where the issue can lie.

I'm new to BP and found your old post from 2 yrs ago, I'm living in Aurora and been investing in the Aurora/Naperville border along Eola rd, my initial plan was stick to good school, district 204, all my properties (townhomes) have done well for me since 2014, good tenants, never had any issues with tenants, property appreciations also pretty well.