Historically (before 2009) real estate was not a cashflow instantly game.

Any other facility of this size you would expect employees to be running all over the place, however since it was storage, it only needed one employee to run the whole facility.Terry would only ever show up to the property a few times a month to collect money or his boat for a day out on the water.I always knew that real estate would play some role in my future, but this had me instantly hooked on the idea of storage.

If you are a landlord, upgrading pays for itself instantly, IMO. 

There are multiple options available for screening packages; tenant involvement/no tenant involvement, instant reports, hand-compiled reports, and even income verification.You can find further information by going to Tenant Screening under the Tools tab.Best of luck to you!

Him and his wife purchased it, did a very small renovation, and sold it to me with instant equity.

In a case the appraisal is high, nothing happens and the lender will lend the buyer the loan amount and all parties proceed with the transaction and the buyer would feel good about the purchase because there is instant "equity" in this purchase.  

Instantly.  

. - #1 is out because of collection against a landlord - that would be instant disqualification. #2 could work.

So, when I look in my online banking I see the accounts by name and instantly know what I'm looking at!

The home need some instant patches - roof leakage, but is currently rented.I assume the best option will be to close on it, get the insurance and fix the leak.