YoY is up 3%.Rentals - Availability by MonthThe number of homes for rent continued the downward trend.

Other property owners have been running specials on rent to fill the vacancies, charging the same rent of $1200 that he signed a lease with us for the 2/2.

Property Manager says I can get at least $1900 a month in rent on the open market and $1770 going Section 8 route.

My guess is yes in which case, get a copy of the document and let the family pay the back rent. 

So finally, let’s look at rent vs income of apartments.

If you seriously want to clean this up and are willing to take a risk, I would absolutely switch things into my name and begin taking care of the property as my own...it takes up to 10 years, but if you'd be willing to start caring for the property and were able to at least rent as a break even, pay taxes etc, then it's no big loss if the owner came back and stopped your claim.

While some feel they have become too commercialized, others still find them useful for learning.The property listings and tools like calculators and rent estimators that can aid in analyzing potential deals.The local meetup groups that allow investors to network and connect in their area.Overall, BiggerPockets is seen as a good free resource for beginner real estate investors to learn the basics, though the quality and trustworthiness of the content is debated, especially after the company was sold.

If that is the case then yes, he can still choose to rent to someone else.

@Daniel ColonWhat are you concerned about being sued renting a new construction home?

We're planning to move there eventually and rent out our primary in Georgia.