Repair them,  enhance them, all wood, no Akea stuff. 

Projected returns in years 1 & 2 are 4% & 6% respectively while the properties are enhanced and occupancy is increased.

By creating a clear mental image of what you want to achieve, you define your objectives more precisely and enhance your understanding of what success means to you.

It is not a myth, it is a fact.

He does E Myth Real Estae Investor to where he talks about some similar concepts and goes further into others. 

I found out from city of riverside economic development department that they are trying to revitalize throughout the city (Constructing the park, enhancing the infrastructure etc). 3.

Hey Gary,This is a pretty common myth in the credit industry, and there is actually a much better way to approach the situation.

And the industry's internal attempts at standardization and voluntary regulation such as the FEA (Federation of Exchange Accommodators) have truly resulted only in enhanced industry advocacy.The problem you note of the risk of lag time in an exchange and change of ownership is valid and can be effectively addressed with the simple use of dual signatory segregated exchange accounts.  

My thing is if they don't pay the whole balance of their rent by the end of that month, I push for eviction.

Obviously, interest-only on any portion of the mortgage enhances that challenge.