Everyone has their own take on social media, and I am no expert on the subject but I will tell you my experience.In general, the quality of the invitation dictates the quality of the response.

This is for a little lower quality property than my others.They all arent good, but that's sorta to be expected when people are in the long term rental market.

I have turned properties within a week and good tenants literally line up around here with good marketing and a quality unit.

But I am looking where this compromise between acceptable quality of living and investment potential might be found.

I vote for the third one - although I could be swayed a bit by that photo having the highest quality tile in it :)Assume you're using the same tile regardless of design?

Like someone said before, be sure to not just pick lowest bid and make sure you're prop mgr has worked with those contractors before to hopefully concur of their quality of work.

As someone who is living abroad.The world is rapidly changing, because we are becoming highly globalized.With the ability to fly almost anywhere within a 36 hour period.The internet is allowing me, living in Korea to write about this.My new smartphone is more powerful and has more hard drive space, (plus I think it's amazing) than my first computer.You concern that American real estate is going to become like the manufacturing sector is interesting, but nothing to fear.You job as an investor isn't being outsourced.Would you feel the same way if (insert big bank, BofA, etc) came in and bought all the properties?

You take their money and you give them a quality place to live.

A regular income may cause it to be reduced or lose it altogether.You might be able to buy it yourself and put it into a spendthrift trust for quality of life advances only, no necessities.

Cost of repair materials lower.Then there are disadvantages: possibly lower quality tenants, lower quality homes.I'm about to take the plunge into renting them.