Well one company I rescued did this to the tune of 35 times... and as the new low down sub prime buyers started defaulting they did not have enough cash flow to pay the underlying mortgage.. now they bought from folks who were just naïve to how dangerous this model was.. so their credit was critical to them.. next thing you know the original seller is getting late notices.. the low down buyer is squatted in the houses does not go against their credit...

At 19 years of age to take someones $200,000.00 and try to make sound investment decisions is somewhat dangerous.

Lucky he didn't electrocute himself, there is a big Capacitor in the system and they tend to run on 230 Volts.Hopefully the next renter is not an 'Expert" on HVAC's like this one.Kind of makes me wonder what other (Dangerous) "Improvements" he made to the place.

The bad decision/good outcomes are far and away the most dangerous in my mind.

Always screen every person 18 or older and add them to the lease, even if they are not paying the rent.It's very common for one person with a clean record to apply and then move in other people that are a danger to your property, your income stream, or others.

One of the things the article completely misses is the value of an inflation hedge being available to the general public.inflation Is the biggest danger for wage-based savings.

One of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States.

So I as I prepare to take massive action on this strategy next year, I was talking with a friend of mine the other day about it, and he grimaced, and said it sounded dangerous.

CAUTION: They can be very dangerous if left unattended.

The inspection found many many minor problems (like bad outlets, dangerous branches to trim, little minor cracks here and there following concrete blocks but all normal stuff, no diagonal stuff)  and 1 major problem, i.e. a couple of rotten/wet wooden beam and wooden floor plank in the crawl space, probably a few thousands dollars (2000-3000) to fix/them, no big deal.