It is a great thing to hear that someone has started the year off right. it better that an individual like yourself has taken a property under ruin and started to change it to something worth living in and worth the money.

As external factors plays a role in REI you should not overlook small things which may ruin your investment goals.

Just by reading this thread it sounds like they are not as thorough as they claim to be with tenant screening so be very careful when calculating your numbers.On the positive side they do offer good numbers, have a large staff, offer many properties and at the end of the day get the job done.I hope my numbers balance out with the other two units but given my experience with this second property (and I know this is blasphemy to say around here) but I wouldn't be too anxious to pull money out of the market to invest in these areas where appreciation is likely very low and a few bad days can ruin your yearly return. 

Like Warren Buffet says, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.

However, I am a third round SCC head/neck/lung cancer survivor and single father.

If you really want to sell, take a much smaller profit and move on to a better situated property for you and your family.Even if you win and force the HVAC guy to utilize another driveway, you're going to resent having to live next to the company that ruined your grand plan. 

The loans "ruined" that guy, not the education. 

However, nightmare evictions are like cancer.

It's also a good way to ruin your agent's reputation.Second thing.

At the same time deals are falling to ruins every day for reasons that aren't always purchase price.