They lived there in relative peace for almost 3yrs until the downstairs tenant’s sister screamed at the upstairs tenant for playing music too loudly one day two months ago.

Contractors play an important role in the overall process.

How did this play out?

You say, feed the kid this, watch this on TV, play with these toys, put the kid to bed at this time. 

Am I "playing devils advocate" suffciently?

Hello,I’d like to become a real estate investor and I have approximately 70k to play with.

This guy plays in that MF sandbox and even if he isn't a good fit, you will be impressed with what he does. 

Rent is $1500 and cashflow estimated $30/month - keep in mind this was an equity play for us and we plan to HELOC this summer or next. 

Personally I wouldn’t be playing Johnny detective hanging out in the area waiting to sniff out the culprit .

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