Could there be an unforeseen drop in rents, and what would be the impact on over-leveraged investors who have 50 units which originally cash flowed $100/month, but after a rent shock sets the investor back $100/month instead?

Closing costs for FHA loans, compared to the down payment, is frequently a shock for FTHB.

As it turns out, its less than 10%, which was a very pleasant surprise to say the least.

I was told this was originally a mobile home park, which leads me to believe it just wasn't a pleasant place to own a home here.  

I was shocked when I threw my numbers through Personal Capital.

I'm in a bit of a shock right now...

It was shocking to find out that I was spending $500+ month eating out and going to bars.As far as learning more about personal finance, I love the collective knowledge of people who are personal finance nerds.  

I have read the Millionaire Mind and was a little shocked that none of them tend to do any labor around their ONE house.  

I can tell you from experience very few are pleasant surprises.  

working on our first eviction and it is not pleasant….i am struggling to understand how some people (tenants) think that they can stay despite receiving 20 day-non-renewal notices, etc.