While yes I could just give up I'm trying to find something that may give me more than adequate financing to make a purchase facilitating the offer of owner financing.

Keep in mind that the numbers I have given you are general in nature and the %'s must be adjusted on a per deal basis.

If it serves as a vent for a natural gas fired appliance/furnace, go fix it right now!

Even with my new construction investments I have had my share of issues early on that could have been tragic if I didn't have adequate reserves.

It's a reason for concern for anybody who is getting into that business without adequate cash.Of course, if that were to happen, there would be another large, undervalued inventory, creating attractive investments, and the cycle would repeat.Where the article misses by a country mile is the idea that it is bad to have investors accounting for a large percentage of home sales.

The first really good tenant applicant goes to the big dogs first, it's human nature to take care of your best customers first.Depends on how you set things up too, a friend might drive by once in awhile, might get a nosey neighbor on your side (can be handy to a point, can also be a real pain).Getting attention of some PMs when you only have one unit, in reality, can be tough.

A lot of these strategies mentioned are not passive is nature.

Had a tenant in the past with a dog and needless to say, when she moved out, we had fleas and had to get the house treated.I am open to cats/dog based on adult size and breed, However, I do not accept "vicious natured animals" ex: pitbulls, rottweilers

I have picked a portable tri-fuel model which I intend to run mostly on natural gas.  

., the estate was not subjected to double (estate) taxation & we had adequate Life Insurance in place to cover any & all costs including taxes.Here is the IRS take on it….http://www.irs.gov/uac/SOI-Tax-Stats-Nonresident-Alien-Estate-Tax-Study-Metadatagood luck