They can eat up a huge % of a low balance account.

The fixed term debt isn't as long but on FHA the mortgage insurance that doesn't go away will really eat up your cash flow with high debt service.

@Sean D Refinancing private money, using other private money is probably going to end up eating away at what little equity you have.

Given the relatively smaller size of your town, this sounds a lot like putting all your eggs in one basket to me.

But it eats alot of time on the phone, unless your wife can help with the initial calling.

The tenants I get are loyal and they'll pay their rent on time; even if that means not eating for a couple days.

Double flipping a contract can get complicated with so much paperwork and can eat up the end investor's profit pretty fast.Just my 2 centsMancill

All those costs get tacked on and can eat up a lot of equity.

My older single man tenant loved to eat at a local restaurant called Richards so we got him a card for there.

Planting a yard sign is a great idea if your objective is to alert and alienate an owner or their family but not appropriate for most situations.Road kill (and dead oar fish) might be easy to find but not good for eating.