It is not a regular continuing expense.

All have stayed occupied continuously since purchase.

It was no longer earning anything... so I figured this would be a great opportunity to continue contributing to my retirement and get in the real estate game.

Once you are named as additional insured, and you have an ongoing relationship with the contractor, you will usually continue to receive updated certificates of insurance (until the contractor cancels the policy or notifies the agent to remove you from being named as additional insured).

But if the numbers pencil out decently and I think we could see some appreciation in the next 5-10 years which would be motivation for us to continue landlording.

Inside a company all that is included in your operating agreement or in a loan relationship you have to simply pay them off to get a satisfaction and remove their lien.The best deal for you, is the one which involves the lesser amount of your assets being pledged and maintains your autonomy to continue to grow and operate your business in a manner which attracted them to you in the first place.

And to pay for all the fancy buildings and programs and increased salaries the cost if education continues to rise creating the bubble.

If it were that easy to just continuously double your money in a short period of time I would already be filthy rich!

You can continue making the payments and the divorce court can award you the property and the assumption of the loan.

You will get to know who is transferring property to an LLC or trust and who owns multiple properties in the area.When you find an area that you believe is an opportunity then sharpen your focus and continue to monitor the area so that you become familiar with the type of property available and what it is listed for compared to what the ultimate sales price is.I like to contact owners who are several years behind in real estate tax.