My leases clearly state that the "Tenant shall maintain all appliances, equipment, furniture, furnishings and other personal property included under this Lease". 

Hey Eilon - you should be able to go up to about $800k or so on purchase price including any rehab if you go that route.

You may have to send USPS certified or post on door stating rent increase beginning x date, mine usually includes an addendum extending lease term one year at x rate requiring signature.

You may never need it, but it's totally worth it when you do, so for us, worth including in our initial expenses. 

If one believes everything somebody (including professionals) or something tells you, you're in trouble.

The Greenville market is strong - high population and job growth - diverse economic base including manufacturing, logistics and transportation, medical and leisure & hospitality.

Given our tax bracket, including tax savings when analyzing various real estate deals is critical in determining our ROI.

You have to be careful on taking this decision.Problems to solve:- Reduce vacancy.- Improve in property management.Then you can think on expanding your portfolio.A good investor would need to have the hands on the ground to make sure that they understand what is going on.

She found us a home that hit our specs (including a wonderful landlord allowing us to sublease) and charged us a finder’s fee of an entire month’s rent (18k).

If you find a good manager, you can still make as much money (or more) because they will attract better tenants at higher prices, reduce turnover, maintain the property better, reduce losses from amateurish mistakes, etc.3.