Nashville has stayed in the top ten the past 3 years as one of the fastest growing real estate markets.  

So total ALL your monthly cost and pro-rated costs.Divide by the number of months you think they will stay.

Income in an IRA will be sheltered from taxes.Investment that you personally own can be personally used, for example: your family could stay in vacation rental during off peak season.

Our business is now 100% virtual, which we're thrilled about, but to stay incorporated in our state of Oregon, we must have a physical presence.

Some stuff like flooring is possible as they just move everything to one side, install on the other and then reverse but its a pain for the crew.Larger renovations (e.g. new floor tiles or new bathroom) means the tenant has to stay out of that space for at least a day, usually more.

Crash prediction is as follows:More apartments staying vacant (seattle times article and npr podcast on nyc yesterday)Projects are permitted and planned years in advance so even as commercial multi family of 50+ are crashing, they are still buildingOk n next 2 years smaller devlopers and property managers to go under, default, get bought out.

She's wanting to do a pre-sale listing to see if we get an interested buyer and they have their own appraisal done so then we'll know for sure.I am fine with this but my question is, why is she still focusing on the homes with the lower values with lower grade rehabs when there are enough homes with similar comps and similar rehabs to mine that we can stay focused on instead?

For example, the AC seems to be low on freon and will cool but not well so the house stays warmer than I'd like.

She can just take down the listing and stay, even though she’s ALREADY MADE MONEY off of a property that I insure, maintain & pay for some utilities on?

So you should be focused on staying disciplined to your investment criteria, whatever that may be.