Quote from @Alex Dixon: Ah great question - I had pulled this together to showcase some of the similar tools that sit within the same "capability".

Sadly the property no longer exists; it was at 22 Riverbend Drive sitting on the Swannanoa River, and like all nine houses sitting on the river, it was swept away and floated down the river.

I planned for it financially, but it's a headache for sure. your rent is too high if they are sitting vacant.. there is more inventory than butts to put in them.. therefore competition for the few qualified tenants this will cause rents to go DOWN.. if a property is not rented in 2 to 4 weeks your rent is too high .. this is one of the major risk factors that many dont see when buying in a subdivision of group of ALL new rentals..

and so many people sit on the sideline thinking there will be a real estate crash.Even if it crashes you still have a lot/a building/a home.I guess BTC is better than beanie babies or little football helmets....at least you probably won't have to take up garage space if it goes to zero.

The property has been sitting for months.

It can get what I call wear stains where people sit or lay their heads so that coating will keep that at bay.Start keeping an eye on Craigslist, FB marketplace and OfferUP for good used furniture. 

Using a Heloc utilizes the equity that is sitting dormant, it provides tax relief (once again check with your tax professional) as it is interest income, you can typically get a reasonable rate andlastly there is no out of pocket money.

I've seen landlords held hostage for years by tenants who know how to manipulate the law.On the other hand, sitting vacant costs you the mortgage, taxes, utilities, insurance, lawncare, and other expenses.

If you buy an EV, you have a large battery sitting in your garage that can be used to power your home in an emergency.

.: Quote from @Chris Seveney: @James WiseI was sitting next to a doctor at a conference who did a private money loan and lost $$200k then he did a jv deal where he became co-owner of a LLC, gave a personal guarantee on the asset and put money in the deal to buy it but didn’t put a lien on property so partner went and leveraged the assets as well and ran off and dr had personal guarantee.They then bought a property and renovated half of it then decided to knock it down….I had a successful shoulder surgeon ask me to list his apartment building that was under-performing.