The example of leverage is posted 18 times till Tuesday on here, so I won't cover it again, but shorthand not only do you create greater cash flow in the short term by using leverage, you also diversify your holdings (one vacancy is less damaging the greater your number of rentals, for example) and build long-term wealth by having tenants paying off your holdings.I believe there is a time to shift some/all capital into more of a holding pattern than a greater rate of return - near your "demise", for example, if you are planning on exiting the market, tired of working the job (this is a job, even if not in the classical sense), or if you have other plans for the capital, because successful buy & hold is going to (usually) depend on long-term strategy, kind of like blue-chip stocks.

I'm 5 percent cheaper than the guys across the street, and they have a dated oak kitchen, used white appliances, non neutral paint, the floor needs refinishing, the basement leaks, and the buyer went over there.  

Cabinets falling off the wall, plaster chipping onto the floor, and water heater on the brink of explosion.

While I am certainly not an expert in solar or real estate, my advice would be to present the numbers to the seller as a bargaining chip.

The renters/buyers there aren't commuting to Seattle (not many at least but I do know one) but between Boeing, the Navy port and the Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor there are plenty of people commuting from the Mount Vernon daily.

Sometimes the folks giving advice on here , like Al Gores brother hehe, are so stupid you wonder why they have survived because they are not smart enough to open a bag of chips to keep from starving, then I run across folks I want to just sit and listen to because I feel like am getting smarter from listening to them. 

Hi I’m new to investing in st Pete and am curious as to if central oak part / united central (2nd Ave south 45-50th) is a good area for future appreciation or is it a crime ridden area ?

I often look at my investment career like an old oak tree.

Hello,My girlfriend and I have put in an offer on a 3 bed / 2.5 bath house just 4 minutes drive from the heart of the Bishop Arts District in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas.

I got my license to help me as I invested in buy and holds in the Chicago near southwest suburbs near Oak Park.