In fact, many of the best tenants actually perform their own cleaning before they move their household goods in anyway.

I also mentioned that only the two heads of the house hold (husband & wife) are responsible for paying the rent.

However, there are many cons which make me concerned:Philadelphia, PA: population growth rate is slowing down, high crime rates, low median household income, etc.Baltimore, MD: the population is decreasing fast, high crime rates, negative home appreciation the last 10 years, etc.I have a saving about 100K - 150K to invest.

In your situation with a house hold income of 100K you do not really need more money or the hassle of real estate.

At 40 you should have a 401K underway and have additional savings for emergencies.With a house hold income of 50K this should be possible by analysing your expenses and cutting out luxuries.

If you have a low personal and household debt ratios and strong credit history, you should be able to achieve 0.3 - 0.5 off the posted rate with little effort.

As part of the Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, Palacios regularly reports more bird species than anywhere else in the United States.Apparently i can pull census data for the town and get rental vacancy rate to help average http://factfinder.census.gov/ HOUSING OCCUPANCY # % Total housing units 1,976 100 Occupied housing units 1,661 84.1 Vacant housing units 315 15.9 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 64 3.2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 (X) Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6 (X) HOUSING TENURE Occupied housing units 1,661 100 Owner-occupied housing units 1,149 69.2 Renter-occupied housing units 512 30.8 Average household size of owner-occupied unit 3.1 (X) Average household size of renter-occupied unit 3.04 (X)You have given me some good things to think about, but i can't identify how they factor into the situation.

Our household income is ~$120k and we would put 20% down on the new property.

My opinion is that Radon (above 4.0) is significant risk if people in the household smoke.I live in Brecksville, where high Radon levels are common, I know of no requirement to test for Radon in Ohio.

The 4k savings I mentioned before isn't our complete savings because I have designated the other income to property emergencies also our household emergency fund of 1k.