I don't even understand how this was even legally done, clearly the attorney dropped the ball but I was out the money. 5) I had another HOA property issue where the sale date didn't happen for about 6 months until after the judgement as it was prolonged for various reasons and I was stuck paying the back HOA fees.6) Vacant properties can be trashed more then you can imagine.

Partnership can lead to a lot of headaches in the future especially if you don't have a prolonged history of trust with the individual.

My inexperience as a brand new investor contributed to the prolonged vacancy.    

Given the prolonged and significant run up in prices here I would say it's more likely for the market to soften than to continue in this upward trend over the next few years.

You have to do the roof on that house and it costs $7,000, well you had the cash on hand and you don't need the cash flow to live so you just don't make any money for 1.5 years as you replenish your fund.The issue is a lot of people spend all that cash flow and don't have the liquid reserves or supplemental income to handle a prolonged vacancy or major capital repair, so they should be accounting for this and putting away money for the inevitable. 

This helps with the tenant's electric bill, and should help prolong both my A/C and my roof shingles.

This will most likely prolong a non-payment situation.

Sorry, but if I’m buying and selling on my own account, I certainly don’t intend to share my profits with a broker ... and I don’t want the annual dues, agency relationship, or the oversight.I could dissect your post but that would only prolong this thread further, and you seem a bit upset about that!

It really helps to illustrate that spending on Doodads like shoes, vacations and cars will delay wealth building and prolong your struggles in the Rat Race.Best of good luck to you. 

As they are still fairly new, regardless of what the WHO states, there just has not been enough studies to definitively prove long term health effects.That said, prolonged vaping can leave an odor in the home because those vaporized oils have to go somewhere.