I was successful on my first flip so I thought the second would be a cake walk.

Rentals are a piece of cake compared to the ranch.

Great info and listings while making me hungry for a crab cake..  

Not bad for a 19 yo ... don't get sucked into the line that its all about cash flow and appreciation is icing on the cake.. appreciation is the cake and the only way you can really make it in RE unless you have the means to buy 50 to 100 rentals in the cash flow markets..

My plan is a 3 year lease with a  Bakery snack retail store that will serve slice cakes, frozen smoothies and snacks.

I just moved to Western NY, Rochester, to buy some investment property and everything is going like hot cakes.

Piece of cake.

Let them price shop, if you are bumping your rent to market AND they don't have to move AND you are showing that you are spending money on improving where they live, you might get to have your cake and eat it too.Regarding the destructor electrician - get more quotes.

4monthsx4unitsx$500 $9,000 = Almost $25,000 in lost rents because I didn't have enough cash to do the repairs.If that isn't enough to scare you here's the icing on my cake: I had the properties listed in August as a Portfolio sale for $525,000 which would have been a 250% ROI in 18 months.

I'm definitely hoping to have my cake and eat it too!