cover expenses with other income' - well, that's the issue. 

There are so many strategies based on risk preference, family expenses, etc. 

Someone in foreclosure rather destroy the cabinets, pour concrete down the drain, rather destroy their OWN loved house than sell to you AT MARKET VALUE, let alone at a discount.Again, the standard average out there is that you need to send 3000 mailers, calls or texts to get 2 contracts signed IF LUCKY.

I was speaking at a conference a couple of years ago and one of the other speakers, an executive with an appraisal management company, pointed out that the average age of an appraiser in the US at that time was 58 years old.

You owe nothing at this point and have incurred extra expenses trying to please.

It was an expensive articulating arm mount.

The most dangerous kind of aluminum wire was mostly only used for residential wiring from ~’65-‘73 when copper was prohibitively expensive (Al alloys that are less dangerous were used with less frequency post-‘73, and Al is still a common material for transmission and distribution lines, and even some residential use like AC units or single branch circuits, but not very common in residential wiring). 

The average time it takes me to get a buyer for my properties is 5 days.

Any feedback would be great:Purchase Price: $219,000, 90 days on the marketSurface area: 1900 sq ft1 unit renovated in the past year which includes new flooring: $800, other 2 units: $690 eachEach unit pays water/sewage, $50 internet feeCondition: roof is ~15 years old, will need replacedI was provided with an expense report for the 3rd quarter of 2023.

Your first deal doesn’t have to be perfect or a home run, but almost any decent deal will probably be better than paying rent for another 2 years while inflation continues to be on the higher than average side.