You get a rental spread of 850/month = 20,400 over a two year period, and...you make a profit when you sell of 25k on the spread from the 85 you're buying it for, and the 110 your selling it for.  

Toxic people that don't know the whole situation also tend to gossip and spread stupidity and miss information.  

In fact, by law, they can't earn more than they are owed.Lenders want as wide a spread as possible to motivate the borrower to pay them back (i.e. not lose the $8k due to interest and lenders expenses) and also in case the value of the collateral drops for any reason after the loan is made.

Word spreads fast, "did you hear he is raising the rent and he's kicking Mildred out"  on and on. 

I agree though that it is a major turn off, and a $200 spread is ridiculous.

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I was quite slow to embrace social media.

They had built websites, and social media sites and had been actively posting on their own accounts with relevant area info.

What is the minimum dollar amount that you are comfortable walking away with each month, and how close is that spread with rising costs?  

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