We have also gone as far to remove the slip nut traps and replace with solid glue traps, then you only have one slip nut at the top for maintenance. 

Richelle,In a  nut shell... you buy a normal rental property and rent it out except your tenant is an institution  (some are non profit, some are for profit). 

What if market rents are higher than he is paying at the end of two years nut he want to stay?

My goal is to save the 20-40% nut that is needed to acquire 1-2 properties a year.

I think this is getting really serious and anyone that thinks our foreign policy is working is absolutely nuts.

They also supply flat head screws for the bracket which drove me nuts.

If there is a fire, you're looking at months to rebuild and you still have to cover the monthly nut while all of that is going on.

This is one of the best places to learn the nuts and bolts of REI.But there is also no substitute for education in the "basics" of life.

While they explain what some of the indicators are that they use to determine what would make a good emerging market, they do not really get into the nuts an bolts of exactly how to conduct this research.All in all I thought the book was good and it definitely gave me some moments of inspiration of things I can change in my own investing career, however I would have preferred more practical "how to" information versus theory.This is a book that I believe would be helpful for experienced investors.

I'd like to hear about what's different, since I think apartments are going to be a fruitful area of investment as more people go from marginal homeowners to good tenants.Jon