Leave the light on, windows open, doors unlocked, toilets used and unflushed, tv on, etc.SSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOO many possibilities!

With buy and hold, though it can be passive in nature, allows for so many levers to be pulled by the more active investor to force this appreciation and unlock even more earning potential.If your main goal is for that purely passive, diversified play, REITs provide a great option, but if you are looking to maximize the return on your invested dollars, though possibly more risky, getting into the mix as a buy and hold investor provides for the opportunity to accomplish so much more.  

I was probably 12 years old when I figured out you can use a toothpick to unlock an interior locking door. 

So we’re looking to unlock some equity on one of our properties to use as a downpayment on another investment.

There's some furniture which will have to be taken to a dump due to the dog, a large piano and rooms full of just "stuff" (pictures, dishes, clothes, toys, etc).When I first bought the place, I removed a storm window to get in the place and left the front door unlocked.

I wanted to know WHAT an agent's job was.The response at the time was that the agent was there ONLY to provide access to the house, ie, unlock the door for me, and lock up after.

Seems fun until you start to think about the ankle locks and the harness coming unlocked mid flight.

If the house isn't winterized, check to see if the water meter is unlocked at the street (most inspectors carry water keys to turn it on);3.

He, like you guys, heavily advised cutting my teeth on a smaller deal where the buy is in the tens of thousands and the sell is in the low hundreds, even if I didn't do it with him.I do think theres value here with this property (I am very confident in the 100k spread between the buy and the sales comps) and I just want to be sure I can't find a way to unlock some of it before I walk away entirely.Thanks again for the help!

How nice for the new tenant/buyers to have to use the back door to unlock and lock their house.