If seller in nursing home is married, then you can sell home and use medicaid complaint annuity to move all assets over to the healthy spouse.

@J PatKeep a healthy safety net (cash), screen tenants well, be firm (letting that late payment slide is a no go, it is in your contract), don’t do business with family or friends, document your business so you aren’t making stuff up on the fly.

@Saul BallaineLet look at the dataPopulation and home values are rather stagnant, which is neither good nor badRents have trended upwards over the past decade Total vacancy is at a healthy 7%As for returns, with an average rent to price ratio of 0.54% I believe you will be able to find a cash flowing propertyAll in all Marshalltown, Iowa seems like a decent area based on the data.

There will be some short-term pain but it will be overall healthy for the market. 

We are making an effort to be consistent with habits like reading, eating healthy, proactively plan the week, write down daily and weekly goals, etc.

A healthy cash flow is the primary reason why we buy rental homes.

If a diamond falls into your lap and guarantees a healthy cash flow and you need it fast, sometimes stated is the way to go. 

Healthy Cash Flow In no particular order as long they fall within the scope.

.- Peoria has a healthy employment base but is heavily reliant on Caterpillar and two large hospitals.- Rents seem to be increasing. 

You will find some great people with great skills and cut out the overhead and healthy profit margin of the big retail operations.Word of advice, rehab the systems first (hvac, electrical, water, sewer) then the drywall, then paint, then cabinets and counters, then flooring, then worry about the appliances last.