We're investors... we don't care as much about things like cost per square feet and exterior as we do about the expenses of maintaining it and the income it generates. 

I welcome your comments on what in your opinion sells house :We all know the usual suspects are :Lots of light - Big windowsEffective stagingCurb appeal (well maintained front)Updated kitchen (new cabinets, flooring, counter tops, light fixtures)Updated bathroom (modern look, new light fixtures, big windows, big tiles etc)Big closet space in the roomshow aboutFinished basement ?

I can't say that I'd enjoy standing in the rain fixing shingles but I would like knowing my properties are well maintained.

How can you maintain a positive cashflow with all these recurring expenses that if you weren't investing out of state you could have fixed them yourself for free?

Lots of great tax breaks such as mortgage/ mortgage interest, expenses to maintain, travel expenses to maintain, insurance, PM fees, credit card fees, etc...

I drove through my first Mobile Home Park the other day and was surprised as to how poorly maintained the homes and yards were.

if your property manager maintains an escrow account for misc expenses and/or pays expenses from the rent (meaning that IRA Services does not have to cut checks for every expense - lawn care, maintenance, etc), their fees are competitive.

Here's what I would like to know.First, were the LLC's and corporations that had their veil so "easily" pierced being maintained properly?

As an educational platform, you are able to grow while learning from the successes and mistakes others have made before you, (...still make mistake though, just different ones).Homer makes a valid point of frustrations but Josh's claim of effort and resources should be recognized.There is a cost of over-head to maintain this site.

That being said, the rest of the road is well maintained, and if I were renting, I would be willing to rent here.