Also with multi's in general you will be responsible for the outdoor lawn mowing, landscaping, snow plowing, etc so you need to factor those expenses in when evaluating the property.You might want to increase your vacancy percentage a little bit as well as multi's may have a shorter average length of stay vs. a single family but this will be highly tenant dependent.

Shop for a HP which will operate to below zero and use a thermostat which will lock out all resistance heating below a certain temperature - aim for a 0º change over temp.A HP will cost about 40% of the cost of straight electric.

Also you can use high temperature spray paint from home depot on them and it comes out nice, there are many colors to choose from, but I wouldn't even bother with that, just clean it up is what I suggest.

They are always pushing people to use the forums so I just wanted to get some feed back / advice and maybe get the temperature of local markets.A few more deets: I live in the San Antonio, Tx area and would like to invest locallyI would also like to use as little of my own cash as possible IF IT MAKES THE MOST SENSEI've worked in construction all my life and I know how/what to do to get things done.

. - just his handwriting).Check was given on the 28th day of the following month (2 days before due) and has not responded to calls/texts.I sent a demand letter with a reasonable request, asking for the full amount of the deposit because there were no defects when I moved out. Door

The posts I read were more focused on which city is better to live in - I'd like to pose the same comparison as to which city is better to invest in for buy, rent, hold.The main arguments appear to be that Saint Pete has a livelier downtowna better waterfrontmore trafficmore crimeTampa isa well-rounded citylivelier night life less outdoor activitiesbland waterfrontA general agreement I've seen about the two cities is regardless of which one you think is better – live where you work.

I've always said that if it weren't for the seriously frigid temperatures I would've relocated to the Chicago area some time ago.

My initial thought would be to have a billboard placed and make money via outdoor advertising.  

Maybe add a yurt or 2 in the nicer temperature months and....voila.....less grass to cut and more money coming in

Hi all,Sort of a general temperature taking with this post.I'm actively looking for my first investment.