Just do it before you're stuck with a bad investment.How to choose a neighborhoodMediocre MaintenanceThree layers of roofing and gutters with plants growing in them are signs the owners aren't big on maintaining their home.

I am sure you are not looking into investing into a food plant but we install very large refrigeration systems that need maintenance.

"Just had a tropical storm" Extra insurance expense.2) The current owner acquired the property through tax sale. 3) The previous owner(Tax Defaulter) has still been managing and collecting rent on the property that he no longer owns...

I'm a member of Tropical REIA, but I hear the West Palm Beach one is real good as well.

Or open a steel manufacturing plant if you had enough money?

Caterpillar is in deep judicial stuff on top of their plant closing and layoff announcements.

what if you have planted bee attracting plants as a part of the landscape and someone gets stung?

We called a bandit sign @ an intersection for a friend (who wants to get into RE investing).We met with the couple who planted the sign (they had already paid a LOT of $ for a guru) & we became great friends, so we mentored them.This week we just did our first deal together buying two very NICE properties.So bandit signs can have unintended consequences!!!!!

@Dale Plant I can't explain exactly how it works here as there are entire books written on the topic but this is not just limited to RRSP money - it can be RRSP, RESP, or TFSA accounts.

It is close to a large chicken processing plant.