Whether it's gathering around the tree, sharing laughter over a meal, or watching the magic in your loved ones’ eyes, there’s nothing like the comfort of being home for the holidays.Merry Christmas from my family to yours!

Once you narrow down your markets, you can keep an eye on the markets and become attuned to them.

Curious what’s catching your eye.

I hope you or someone is at least keeping an eye on your properties for break ins, squatters, roof leaks, temperature control, frozen pipes (if in cold climate), if you have a basement and sump pump goes out leading to water damage etc.I just talked to two investors in California that have let their properties sit vacant (no mortgages so paying property taxes and insurance).

There is no fooling the eye when the work is simply not done.Rommel had began to bark at them and was getting territorial, although I should mention that Romy is only about six months old at this point, literally he is a puppy.

That allows me to show ROI from both a cash flow perspective as well as total ROI (cash flow + debt paydown) when compared with the estimated equity.The results were eye opening... there's a few on there that I'm likely selling off as a result of that exercise and a few others I'm going to do a cash out on.

You may hear different from some here, but my advice is NEVER purchase something you don't lay eyes on. 

I'm just suggesting you be well informed:I loved reading Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad"... it was extremely informative and eye opening... albeit told in a bit of a crazy way.  

@Namal Burman, your post caught my eye because I had a former client-now a good friend-who found herself in a similar situation.

If I could rewind 7 years, I would’ve personally scooped up another property near downtown...prices were more forgiving back then.All that said, I’m curious..if you were getting back in the game today, would a condo with strong amenities but an unpredictable HOA top your list, or are you eyeing single-families for that full control?