If I did, they would say that the couple hours I spent last night cleaning out a drainage ditch in the rain was a waste of time when I could have been watching Mob Wives or some other drivel.

You will be amazed at what you can learn in just a few hours with them, and it will be money will spent! 

I can see that you spent a lot of thought on what you are doing. 

Hello i just looked at a house that has fire damage from a breaker box fire in the basement.

By looking at the response rates as opposed to the cost per piece, the money spent becomes less of an issue.

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Skip your emotional side.I am guessing he showed you his LES statements (Leave and Earning statements) showing how much he makes, how many days he as accrued for leave, etc.They should be titled something like.....Defense Finance (something, something) Leave and Earning Statement.....at the top with a bunch of boxes with numbers in them most likely printed off the myPay website.

(Don’t get me wrong, I respect the work they do, just trying to get around a way to get some equity of the deals) Anyhow, I’m not looking to open a Pandora box here, is more a quick ask about the current market conditions.For Buy & Hold.

@Greg Gasiorowski all 15 units in my portfolio are low income, and I haven't spent any money on making them 'more secure'.  

I spent 8 years in the Army and an now moving back to where I consider "home"