Values seem to increase as you move east, from $30k-$40k on the west side up to $120k+ on the east.I live towards the east end and ideally I'd find properties in that area, but the realities of my current financing mean I'll probably have to start in the lower end.

Yearly combined rent is 25800 (2150/month)I will be paying water- about 2400 per year (200/month)insurance and property taxes come to about 6617 (552/month)monthly mortgage is 1240I know the cashflow is not nearly at the ideal amount, only coming in at $158 but is appreciation and the terms alone worth it?

If she is "less than ideal" in her living habits, I would simply offer her the chance to get out of the lease in 30 days (maybe a touch longer but don't get taken advantage of!).

Quicker closes, No qualifying, etc. and when you have those deals that work out badly or you take a loss (it will happen), the JV can look pretty good.JV will never look like the best deal in the pro forma numbers but how often do you hit the ideal numbers?

Why wouldn't I deal with other people for fairly good money for a while until I get better relatively passive income going?

I guess what i forgot to mention was I have had cleaners come in before and I was there when they cleaned and they did a fantastic job but I lost there contact info, I guess making a detailed list is a great ideal but I'm not sure they would pay that much attention to it and if they did they might not be able to comprehend it, what my experience with it is you pretty much have to supervise them.

It would seem the two guys while not stepping into an ideal situation for you as the landlord are making good on the lease terms.

Ideally you want to find a market that is heating up, meaning average DOM has been progressively getting lower and lower over the past few years.There are many factors you can look at, and it really depends on what type of investing you're trying to do.

Ideally, you should have $1m in liability on the property policy and an additional $1m in an umbrella.Deductible: Look at your situation.

I concentrated mainly on real estate sales until last year, when I started getting more serious about adding some REI into the mix.In 2013, I partnered with one of my clients, and we've been putting together a portfolio of rental properties - duplexes, town homes, and a condo so far - all owned by our LLC (soon to be many LLCs).Ideally, with BP, I'd like to learn, network, and hopefully contribute something worthwhile to the community.