So, more flexible in some ways than renting the property from a landlord, but you're still paying a monthly nut out of some very limited income.

I enjoy the site and have been reading the forums for about 2 months.I buy, sell and hold rental properties solely in Marlborough MA, and I am a pretty flexible investor who has some experience in lease options, wholesaling, private lending, hard money, etc.

Less flexible than Evernote, but more centrally focused for projects and time management.

Small local banks seem to be more flexible with investors.

One of my properties has a sewer line that has a belly init and for now I am snaking it every 4 to 6 months to avoid it backing up.Have you heard of those companies that can come in and put some kind of a flexible insert into your existing cast iron line and essentially gives you a new line without havingh to do any major digging.

The building is 15 years old so most of the infrastructure will be in the 1/2 half of it's life... hot water heaters, roof, furnaces, and appliances will all need to be swapped out in the next 5 - 10 years.If it's been on the market that long, the bank may be a bit flexible.

Josh,I would talk to your accountant during the year as well as the end of the year.Some times you have some flexibility when a property is purchased that allows for alternative in service dates.

The tax structuring is better, the flexibility is higher, and the ongoing fees are much lower.

Each of these require some flexibility, but I've found (with the first two at least) that I needed to force my breaking point.

It seems to me there is a speed and flexibility versus diligence tradeoff and that some companies are better served going it alone and others and better served with the intermediary.