Ups and downs are inevitable, but how you deal with them will have a substantial impact on your ability to weather the first year.

Suicide is extremely high here due to religious impact. 

I would like to buy my first rental SFH in Poughkeepsie, NY near Marist College. The local medical center is building a 550 million dollar new hospital and transitioning into an academic center and is starting a resid...

I'd also argue that nicer areas were impacted a lot more that "war zones"

Consider the impact on your DTI ratio as well.

However, I would be concerned about the quality of life impact it may have on the residents. ie, what works for 3 rooms in a house may be a struggle for 4.

I hope this info will impact at least one investor seeking direction on where to go for funding deals.I've taken the next step in my business along the progression of the "Financial Path for Funding" as I like to call it.

I always like to start the exterior renovations/capex immediately after takeover because they can have a huge impact on how a property looks to future residents.

I emailed and called them saying they said it would be 2 feet from the main and this impacts my ability to put in a pool. 24 hours went by without a response and in record time they built out the retaining wall 20 feet from where they said they would.

How does that impact insurance?