At that price point, closing costs are roughly 20% of the purchase price, which makes the choice of financing or buying cash an easy one.The good news is, my monthly revenue will go up almost $200, but my COC % drops to 17%... still not bad.I closed on the property last week and I'm already looking for the next investment!

You have several choices: pay to have someone haul it and compost; build a wire cage about 4' tall to place grass clippings and dry not colored newsprint to allow to compost; ignore and see if you get fined...

My rentals are in Delaware County so they ended up being the best choice for me. 

Value is ~775k.Used a great/expensive builder and hired a designer to make all of the choices on finishes.

For LTR who cares two prong is fine.The popular roof style was a very shallow pitch and we do get snow.

You want to own in a popular area.

Also included should be a contingency to give me a 14 day inspection period to give me time to find a cash buyer.If you do not have both of these in the contract and you do not find a buyer you have a good chance of losing your deposit.Here is a sample email that I sent to the agent when submitting my offer: Hello Frank After going through the numbers, I've determined the following offer.Offer Name: MD Investments LLC And/Or AssignAddress: 123 Any Street Any City, Any State 12345Offer Amount: $115, 500Deposit: $500Contingency: This offer is subject to a 14 day home inspection of a contractor of the buyers choice which must meet the buyer’s approval.Closing Agent: TBDClosing Date: Closing to be 30 days or sooner if agreeable to all parties from the mutually executed contract.All cash offer.Hope this helped

Other choice is to just borrow from this private lender and not split the profits.

Phoenix is very popular and has much higher appreciation rate in the past 10 years(150% up compared to 60% in Raleigh), but its price dropped by 70% in 2008(not sure the reason), compared to Raleigh only dropped by about 15%. 

Diversified work industries is important in the area of choice, neighborhood safety (no D or C probably), among other things.