We've bought 2 properties in the last few months in this rapidly escalating market, and knew there was no way (other than a problem with the inspection) that the sellers would agree to any wiggle room or discount.

A good apartment maintenance tech can do almost anything in a rapid fashion to get an apartment ready to rent. 

welcome melissa. i am from buffalo, ny, originally from grand rapids michigan. i know where lansing is and have been there several times. please feel free to ask any questions along your way and good luck to you. 

In Cedar Rapids you can't have more than 5 unrelated individuals in a house no matter how many bedrooms it has. 

Thanks for all the rapid and helpful replies. 

Create systems and you will grow at a rapid rate.

Back then I was looking at new high rise structures going up all over North Fresno and thought to myself - " now here is something going on" Even now, growth is still happening at a pace so rapid, my GPS can barely keep up with it - and of course they chose to put high speed rail here in Fresno because it is a hub of activity and has access to the bay area.

the university down the street from me paid out 40K on an emotional support guinea pig case. http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2...my goal is to have a system that says :we allow emotion support animals under the following  circumstances 1. we can decline them based on 1.2. 3.i certainly understand finding a better / more qualified applicant or denying them for other reasons however it would be nice to know what the rules are and run my business accordingly. 

Keep in mind the rapid increase in rents is starting to slow.

Luckily being in Southern California my property is increasing in value at a pretty rapid rate so Im assuming a HELOC in 6-9 months from now might be a good strategy.