Just comparing moderately priced, sized and appointed single family homes, there are areas in Southern California (inland empire) that you can make cash flow and you can find deals below market value.  

Using moderate leverage can kick you up beyond a medium sized fortune.

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When it does, you can do one of three things: raise the rent to compensate for included utility cost; draw up a new lease showing landlord no longer pays for electric and gas and transfer it out of your name ( If you go this route offer a small rent decrease to compensate); If tenants have low to moderate income, they may qualify for cash discount from company to help pay their bill.

As 2017 kicks off, I'm newly motivated to pull the trigger on my first of hopefully many rental property deals.I'm mostly looking at moderately distressed 3/2 SFRs in the Houston suburbs for buy and hold rentals.

Buy adequate insurance and separate entities when you can not adequately moderate the risk by other means (i.e. insurance).

There are more moderate Democrats, Obama just doesn't happen to be one.

I wouldn’t even THINK about managing a property like this personally.The houses we’re buying need to be in stable areas, with reasonable owner-occupant ratios, moderate crime statistics, at least SOME retail sales occurring in the neighborhood, not in the boonies, etc.

obviously they are trying to live within thier means, older paid off car and looking at a moderately priced rental.