Now, if you can prove to yourself that its cheaper to invest your money into a resort property rather than paying for a vacation, then excellent!

You could maybe cut that cost by making one of those lights a motion detector, but I think that a full time florescent bulb is going to be cheaper to run than turning an incandescent or mercury vapor off and on.I've got a dusk to dawn florescent security light that is 14 watts.

The fewer the units you can accomplish this with the better, but the reality is that the cheaper the unit the higher the yield and the greater the management headaches, so you'll have to find your "sweet spot" depending on how involved you want to be and how much risk you want to take on.

Sure, there are some benefits like lower interest rates (if you can qualify for a refinance), cheaper repairmen, and more affordable property, but deflation drives our rents down, makes it harder to pay off our existing mortgages, and decreases our property values.The late Dr.

Much cheaper than the local guy who charges about $100/month.

The expensive but wayyyyy better looking stuff, or the much cheaper, but wayyyyyy less as good looking stuff.Example, an okay looking chandelier for $150, or $250 for a much better looking one?

They have a lot of new stuff that's cheaper than big box stores plus you're helping a good organization.

if landlording just 1 or 2 properties, get a personal umbrella insurance policy; much cheaper than doing an LLC.

And the cost for these are generally cheaper than say the 2 families with mirror image apts above and below.regards,Chris

It is a lot cheaper to keep a happy resident!