You shouldn't' wait until they move out three years later to discover they spilled paint all over the floor or got color on the ceiling and trimwho will pay for the improvements.

I knew that I would need a good amount of capital to start investing in syndications in order to get a solid stream of cash flow.

They often have old single wall tanks and poor monitoring systems.The larger national gas station brands back any contamination clean up usually and have extensive new double wall tanks and monitoring systems right there to catch any inkling of a spill and rectify it.For gas stations usually a ground lease or absolute NNN.

Just ask yourself, do you like being a landlord or are you just in love with the idea of having a monthly income stream, that may or may not appreciate (either in gross rents or equity)?

Here are some tips:Always use bathroom fans during and after bathing / showering.Avoid spilling liquids on carpet.

I want $xx income stream.  

The fact is that it was really helpful to keep being told that I could develop a passive income stream that would change my life which is what they pitch on the radio. 

It's spilling out into forums like this, I heard somebody talk about it at my local REI club last week and at the building department - not to mention the nation-wide TV commercials they started airing about 6 months ago.

(biggerpockets.com)See Ryan Garrison commentProp stream or Deal Machine?

The layout was actually very nice with vaulted ceilings and being a top floor corner unit it had a nice view of a stream on one side and a field on another.