At the very worst, I can get 2-3% for bank CD's with no risk and no tenant hassles.

Given a range, I'll always use the worst number.

Excellent.I take action in a Forum for the surrounding area and got the answer, not a worst and not the best area.

Most of these properties are the Worst house in a Good Neighborhood. 1 Home has Commercial Lot Potential, on the corner of a really busy intersection, kiddie corner from an orthodontist.I do most of the work and manage all properties by myself to increase profit although almost doubling portfolio would spread me thin.More info to chew on...I am still getting used to this blog thing so I may add more $'s and #'s for you soon.

Leftist thinking at it's absolute worst, as always, looks like a good idea on paper for the first sentence or so, but now, instead of these folks just not having a house, they don't have a house, the banks have a toxic asset, the market is in the crapper, and the faulty borrower has jacked up credit.

I am the worst finish carpenter around, I'm sure!

The worst part of this more than 3 month ordeal was the complete stripping away of my financtial life by the bank.

Then you serve notice on the worst inherited tenant and clean that place up and pick your own tenant.Not all inherited tenants are bad.

When in doubt, assume the worst for each month.After you have done all this, you have figured out how much the property is worth to you.

Worst case, if there is something major I'm concerned about (structural issue, water-proofing issue, survey concerns, etc), I'll ask for 3 days max for inspections