It's tough, the rents have gone up so quickly over the last few years that rentometer has had a tough time keeping up. 

They are well known and are very tough markets to find deals that pencil out. 

Go to Omaha and Sioux city tomorrow for inspections and client meets. 3. close new loan with my bank unsecured ( those babys can be tough to get).4. get my mind ready for 9 grandkids at the house this is the toughest one :)  Patience 5. firm up goals for 25 solidify my new clients that I have gotten in Q 4 24.

Not having a payment gives you patience to select good tenants and opportunity during the tough times when others are freaking out from vacancy and racing to offer better incentives to put a body in their place.

Unless you are starting with a huge amount of cash, that is going to be tough.

I agree, shorter-term plays are tough in the current environment, and patience paired with a strong strategy often leads to success, unfortunately this is a strategy that a lot of real estate investors don’t really have the experience and the patience to follow.

Louis Fed shows the delinquency rate on residential single-family mortgages, and proves there's a way to spin this data to show that delinquencies are increasing rapidly.

I disagree--there are more tough times ahead, but as stated above there is light at the end of the tunnel and this time it's not a train. 

.- Your maintenance and repairs will be mostly limited to the interior of the property as the condo management will maintain the building- You won't have to worry about tenants maintaining the grounds around the buildingCons:- Condo fees may change drastically over time and it's largely not in your control- Condo bylaws can be tough to work around.

I completed this a few months back but never got anything to prove it (other than the screen print showing filing successful) so I've been a bit worried by it.