I am getting by just fine and semi retired at 38  :D Of course as  many stated above, the advantage of real estate is cash flow.

I'm Jason, semi-new real estate investor & residential redeveloper.

Depending on the house, lighting, flooring, etc either a gloss/semi gloss white, or an off white color.I wouldn't personally do any other color, as I feel keeping them white/off-white appeals to the masses, where red cabinets may look funky, will severely limit those who would be interested.

Bill, I just finished up writing an insurance claim on the south side of Chicago, about 15 minutes from where Kaye lives, where thieves stole two semi tractor trailers (about 80 grand worth) of metals from a metal recycling plant.

I mean that in the loan sense, not the type of property, although it holds true for both.When dealing with local or semi-regional banks, if you can show a track record of consistent and reliable performance when you purchase for X with Y down payment, and the fundamentals of the deal are sound, they will likely evaluate each deal on the merits, not just on your traditional income.

The house is Semi Detached.

Paint the walls "builder beige" , ceilings flat white, and trim semi-gloss white.

The county notified them their house is going for sale in the fall after they've missed 3 semi annual payments.

I wanted to create a discussion where some "pros and semi pros" could chime in with valuable input and some newbs can comment/learn from the advice provided. 

Most ground rents are semi-annual or yearly.