Where's their incentive to get you a good tenant when they make more money if the tenants are constantly changing.If you can't find a property in your own backyard that will cashflow, then I would pick the closest area that will work.

Cosmetically it ain't perfect, and there are things we are doing to improve that, but if you took the five closest buildings on the block we're not the best but I'd say 3rd.

That is a Band-Aid fix, but it does help to prevent a total meltdown.

A Realtor is a professional, trust them.I see that you have consumed the "Realtor Kool-Aid" ...

Thus, the ability to split income can aid in reducing exposure to these new taxes.Of course, the compensation that you pay yourself must be reasonable--not too low or too high--if you want the arrangement to stand up to IRS scrutiny.

Today that 26% knows where to find guns, drugs, government money, legal aid, medical care, food, shelter, concert tickets, and so on.Man, where are your priorities???

If the place is truly that bad she should contact legal aid.

Excellent credit.No debt of any kind.Moderate income.Huge blended family with many in college and so maximizing our "fafsa" (financial aid) is critical.

Many letters I receive have come from non legal aid lawyers.

Your marketing to either find motivated sellers or sell a house is very different and a very small subset of what a M.S. in Marketing would teach you.Of all the ones listed, if you really want to pursue a Master's to aid in your Real Estate Investing, I would look hard at  Entrepreneurship.