Yes I would, and a lot faster than this landlord did.It's worse than no rent.

I cant see a benefit long term.Course I still remember those 15% interest rate days. and what goes around comes around.Myself having a FIXED low rate as is common today trumps all.Economy always rides the roller coaster,,take advantage of low rates fixed,,,because those arm's will be wishing some dayPut excess funds in a huge rainy day fund,,,your goals and wants may change faster than you think.

I imagine the bike is still a faster method of getting downtown on a daily basis.

Finding and dealing with contractors is probably the hardest part of this business, and you're going to have to make some tradeoffs.I'm a big fan of the "Better, Faster, Cheaper -- Pick 2" approach when it comes to contractors.

However, the way CA views canceling a contract, is that while technically either side can cancel unilaterally, the cancellation carries no weight and cannot be executed by escrow unless it is bilateral.

The banks know properties turn over faster than that so it is a numbers game for them.The problem is if you have the extra upfront cost and can then refi at an even lower rate you lose.

My school of thought is this: if you can honestly stay consistent and take the excess money and invest in some vehicle that earns a greater return than the current cost of your interest rate, i would invest in the higher return, continue taking the profits and rolling it over (compounding it) and growing the excess cash and interest faster than it does by paying down your mortgage.

In general, the faster an HML is to lend to a new investor, the more the HML is going to want to ensure that the LTV is low.

The turnover is lot faster than SFH, and lots of vacancy.

I think the real change will be that the large PE firms and hedge funds will be able to act faster on deals when they hit the market because they are accustomed to using sophisticated trading systems to determine the value of other investments (including commercial RE) and have tons of cash ready to put to work.