House renters seem to have a "pride of ownership" mentality that apartment renters do not, even though they are renting the house and do not own it.Another lesson I learned is that the 4-plex I purchased was not big enough to warrant hiring property management, but it was too much maintenance for me to self-manage.

My lease is coming to an end shortly, and I have made the mental decision to no longer be a tenant.

In your ads, I would have information about how it could be great for health science/medical students because of how close it is to the medical school, hospital, etc but also include other desirable features or major employers. (.5 miles to X hospital, 5 blocks to whatever great elementary school, ride your bike to X university!)

I had a roommate to pay half the mortgage then realized how great it was and took another one in to pay all my mortgage :) Of course this is where I initially got the "bug" but I didn't quite have the investor mentality.

Due to the condition, the property may have health/safety risk(s).

They are making you work harder, make them work harder back, but apply your policies consistently.FORM TO REQUEST AN ASSISTANCE ANIMALWe are committed to granting reasonable accommodations when necessary to afford persons with disabilities the equal opportunity to use and enjoy our rental properties.Under the Fair Housing Act, a person with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

You might not not want to risk having an illiquid investment in the red on your books.But either way, as @Russell Brazil and a few others have pointed out, crowd mentality is fear when there is blood in the streets and normal people cannot pull the trigger in a market flooded with vacant repos.

That was the mentality I was going off of !

Pros: Time Saved, Energy Saved (and used elsewhere), Mental Health Saved lolCons: Management Fees and Less ControlI work with a PM company and we do great work, management loves us.

its all about the buy right now.. and not getting caught up in the herd mentality..