Thanks for the mention Marcia,I have been sold out of my Aussie portfolio for quite sometime now and with the numbers I am buying in Ohio (I feel like a kid in a candy store), my opinion would be too bias lolIMO the Australian real estate market is very expensive and the numbers just don't work.This is just my 2 AUD worth hahaThanks and have a great day.

I remember one episode where supposedly in the one night between when they bought the house and when they started work, some "kids" had "a party" and trashed the place.  

In Massachusetts the cost of living is atrocious and I have 3 kids, my husband doesn't make the best of money because he works with his hands.

They keep the house so cold I can't stay inside for more than a few minutes and I'm there every month to collect the rent.The tenant is sending me text messages that they need it fixed, accompanied with "We have kids in the house".I really don't know what to do as 2 companies have now told me it's working fine.

Pay your bills on time kids. :-)  Does anyone have any ideas to get a better rate?

Don't kid yourself about expenses.  

Among those who can afford the place, there are four types of people I categorize: a. working single guys. b. part-time working students (but there is one group particularly polite) c. stable family with two older kids. d. section 8 family with younger kids.

As a tip: you might find families with little kids who are non-smoking.5) Pets - different people have different preferences.  

I was broke, in debt and had 3 kids to take care of.

Overall, we had 8 applicants the first day, and we ended up renting it to a young family that had called first - made 4x the rent, had a kid in the school across the street, and had parents, friends, and other family in the same neighborhood.