I won't venture down that road again.

I'm sure there are plenty of people getting away with the "use at your convenience clause" but that doesn't mean it might not come back to bite you down the road.

They go to eviction court and have pics where they showed the judge water is leaking everywhere.I am just telling you I have been down this road and the easiest and most cost effective route is to get it repaired.

Well I've been kicking the can down the road for almost a year since I found out this year didn't financially count for my class of 2017 eldest.  

my first thought was for tax benefits or other bennifits I haven't thought of, and whether it would be beneficial enough to do itand second since I plan on renting it out down the road just doing it for the experience of starting an LLC or corporation & going through the steps of becoming a landlord using myself as a guinea pigThanks John that's great idea

But the biggest disappointment comes 15 years down the road, when the investor sells and realize at closing that the proceeds are just enough to cover their loan balance.Under the best case scenario, the pro forma ROI that turnkey providers quote may be hit the first year or two.

I have chosen to let her stay and pay full market rent and deal with the rehab someday down the road when she finally leaves rather than terminate, rehab, be vacant for a month, and hope for someone better.Keep your standards up for all tenants and do regular inspections.

A 1031 exchange sounds like a good option if I have get a larger profit down the road though.

This can be bad news for taxes down the road. 

As a new investor located in south florida that is looking to begin investing in RE, how do you think I should determine whether the better timing to invest in my local market is now or down the road given these price spikes???