Sometimes complicating the decission just scares them off.

The underlying issue is very complicated and involves the landlord's volatile personal life, which is subject to change as the ongoing drama ensues.

Here’s the order, from simplest to most complicated (also simple, as you’ll see), in my opinion.

This precludes your use of an LLC or complicated string of LLC's.

Real estate tends to be less financially complicated than investing in businesses (via the stock market or otherwise), which is why -- I believe -- more people are successful investing in real estate than in business.But, if you are an expert in fundamental analysis of companies and have the time/discipline to do your due diligence and make expert decisions, you can make just as much (if not more) money investing in businesses than you can in real estate.Warren Buffett is the perfect example of that...and there are thousands of people like Buffett who make millions doing specialized investment in businesses, whether through the stock market or directly.Also, I'm sure there are plenty of landlords who I imagine wish they had put all their money in the stock market rather than in bad real estate investments over the past 5-7 years!

Probably not over the term with the amount of money you have to work with.It gets more complicated if guaranteed annuities are built in or life insurance.

Recourse with the loans will depend on loan type and state laws.What might be best for the seller might not be best for the buyer.If they are in a judicial state the foreclosure process can be very lengthy for the lender.The possibility of a BK filing could tie the non-performing asset up for years.An not fully educated investor and seller on a short sale is ripe pickens for the lender/servicer who owns the loan.

Real Estate is a complicated business and without the right “know how†you can lose A LOT of money!

Real Estate is a complicated business and without the right “know how†you can lose A LOT of money!

So I was thinking of keeping the cabinet boxes(unless they are really in bad shape) and replace only doors and drawers with updated designs or fix'em nicely with new hinges and nobs and paint them all with WHITE colors so they would look nicely even, and with the money that I save, I would install nice granite counter tops.I'm just trying to find ways to save money on all the little parts of rehab.. is this too complicated to do for time and labor and would not pay off at the end for these priced homes?