You need to be careful about picking tenants who won't pick up and vacate at a moment's notice, you need to be a decent landlord to keep this from happening, but you certainly need to have significant reserves in place for when things get tough.Leveraged-to-the-gills operators preening about how perfect their systems are will always try to tell you with a confident grin that they've got vacancy calculations down to a science -- they don't always.

Yes, we all know mold in large quantities over a prolonged period of time is bad but there is not a lot of definitive science out there. 

To many of your points on this thread, what we teach is not rocket science and you can definitely figure this out on your own. 

If you don’t have a solidified REI plan but rather a career plan to boost W2 income to then use leverage to buy REI then MBA is the right choice for you.No one, except yourself should answer those questions.I’m going for my Master’s in Science (Data Science) from Syracuse.

@Russell Brazil I have the reading comprehension of a gnat but one of the most fascinating aspects in all of this for me is asset protection and the proverbial "S" throwing contests that I've witnessed when it comes to the law.

David, Comfort,You make this sound like rocket science.  

Most listings fall off the list before the December deadline, but I'm always fascinated by what people pick up for cheap. 

Thanks Chris S.I would agree with you 99.999% of the time but what fascinates me about this deal is that I can acquire a turn key property for absolutely nothing.  

So to believe that if rates go up, that housing prices will drop is not an accurate science as proven by history.

Instead of taking advantage of multifamily investment opportunities to generate more passive income...Sam Dogen wrote this fascinating article about how to think about real estate investing during a worldwide pandemic.