We lag the market's highs and lows, just plodding along with consistent returns.)I have agree with the author that Toledo real estate is priced very competitively nationally and our rental returns exceed the 1% rule frequently.

Unfortunately, along with individuals in your shoes desire to advance their projects as quickly as possible, the contractors are often eager to get the work started and the combined desires of both parties frequently leads to rash decision making.

The numbers look good, you included many categories posters frequently omit, be forewarned real life never lives up to these projections.

Frequently in Arlington and Richmond visiting friends.

I.e. a property in a lower income area will see heavier and more frequent turnovers.  

I value his opinion and ask it frequently because he has about 35 years of experience in contracting and management.

But in reality, you will likely have more frequent turn over in C and D than A and B assets.  

However, these brackets are frequently pulled off by guests, leading to high maintenance costs.

I've fairly good success with that approach.When it comes to skip tracing and cold calling/texting the most frequent mistakes can be broken down in these areas:Poor Data - speaks for itself.  

You can also write smaller checks more frequently.