And many folks starting out need the addl cash for living so REI becomes the Job that pays the bills.But that type of career trajectory doesn't leave you with an easy exit strategy - especially an early exit strategy. 

I typically buy houses that are in good school districts because in general good school districts have very nice neighborhoods that make the house easy to rent out.

Times are changing and its becoming easy to isolate house hacking could help in the social and communal realm of life bringing people together.

They just have a shell metal building so it's not all that expensive for them to move and rebuild.Also, find a metro area that has very high population and job growth then find out which directions they are growing (usually easy to see by where there's a lot of construction).

Which is the safest structure while also being simple and easy to manage?

Sq ft per dollar wise, 1 bedroom is the best return and it is easy to get 1-2 prospects approved at a time. 

It's far from easy to find market growth AND cash flow at the same time, but where I was looking at markets where cash flow is king before, I'm now starting to think I should emphasize growth a bit more so long I still have a decent cash flow cushion. 

Easy read, easy to understand. 

If you have a contract with the seller and cash to close ; it should be an easy quick file for them to work to ensure both sides are protected.

When figuring in a property management expense is it necessary to also include an expense for lawn care, snow removal, and garbage or are those things that the property management company takes care of? if so are ther...