Its was a roller coaster ride during the entire thing, but my clients loved the house because it was a perfect fit for them.

I told them all that their rents are moving up and their reaction was, “Yeah, we knew this ride will come an end one day, but it’s good till it last because there is nothing around at this price point”.

In this market, we need hundreds of opportunities flowing through the deal funnel to close on only a few.Mike the presentations I have been making the last year at REIA events or J martins events is titled:  THE PIVOT  in my world that means more cash or all cash purchases  limit debt this way if we do have a dramatic slow down we can easily ride through.. we give up some leverage return of course but we are still making very nice profits with max safety.. instead of a few years ago when I would do max debt and SUPER high % returns..

Enjoy the ride..

I am the property manager as well and I am not a slumlord and I respond to their calls in a timely fashion, which they appreciate since the previous owner didn't fix anything and just ignored them.

There is no 1 universal way maintenance is done other than those PM's looking to take a landlord for a "fee ride" most often hide all those charges via maintenance.

I'll follow the big guys and ride their coattails all day!

You'll be investing or RIDING through the next economic downtown.

I plan to ride out the next 5 years and hope the auto shop does well. 

and only in a "yes" or "no" fashion.