- the op is talking unleveraged and unleveraged RE does not significantly outperform broad based stock markets often (meaning it occurs rarely).  

When reductions occurred this appraised value would remain the same, which was a great gauge in determining how many reductions the listing has had.

This literally just occurred to me in the shower.

I have been using them for 2 years and have not had any hiccups yet (fingers-crossed that continues).....with all that said, a good rule of thumb as a responsible owner is that you still need to pay attention to your balance sheet because human nature occurs and some things can fall through the cracks.

If you are setting aside funds for capex, taxes, insurance, or other expenses that don't occur monthly, transfer those funds to Savings each month and hold them there until it's time to spend them.

Timing Your Sales - From a technical / IRS standpoint, it's easiest (and cheapest) to have all three of your sales close before your purchase, and to have all four of those transactions occur within the same 180-day calendar block.

If you have any local noise ordinances ect make sure any lack of compliance fines fall on them and are also a reason for lease termination if they occur. 

--all of which can be useful info, because it will help you understand the potential causes of problems that occur in the future).

SquareSpace or WordPress make it easy for really anyone to stand up a website with free templates and a "drag and drop" feel. 

As a former attorney, you know there are restrictions that apply to marketing for attorneys engaged in other businesses, however, there is a decent amount organic growth that would occur.