I take pride in my properties...I want them to look nice, be safe and efficient which translates into good tenants and less headaches.

Of course that takes time and energy!

House across the street from my personal residence is on sale and I can get a heck of a deal on it, I'm thinking about buying it and either sitting on it for a while until the market improves a bit around here or possibly rent it to a company that brings a lot of executives to our town, mostly on a temporary 12-24 months basis.

Again not the best area but an improvement over the West End and I think the street is up and coming.

Energy costs must be considered over the long term.

If not maybe hiring a company that can speak spanish will improve oocupancy.Here a new landlord requirement is e-verify to make sure they are legal.Most concerns with hispanics is if they are illegal they worry about being caught and deported.What are the immigration laws for the area??

They normally get 7-12% of your rent but its well worth it if they handle collecting rent, leasing out, tenant issues, advertising, general maintenance, repairs and improvements.

A number of improvements were made, including better fencing and security and some of the large, hard-to-rent units have been divided into smaller ones.

Therefore, most people do not make major improvement to the property.

Looking forward to load up on agriculture, energy, gold, silver sometime next year.