They are using a small bedroom with a small closet relative to "normal" houses. 

To my surprise, Jonathan claimed no knowledge of this situation; I sensed some defensiveness on our call.The damage to the home was extensive enough to require two holes to be patched in the roof and a small hole in the bathroom ceiling to be repaired.

Because of the way we structured our loan (15 year) we pay down a TON in principal annually ($11k+) and capture decent cash ($4.5k) but when compared to the equity it’s a super small return which is why we’re considering selling or refinancing the $115k balance to get our payments lower so we cashflow more TODAY.

If you do not refinance, do you take on massive amount of debt and just collect the small difference between your investment property expenses and income until you fully pay off the loan?

I keep going back and forth on a small apartment complex in Westport, and my biggest hurdle seems to be a lack of seemingly reliable prop mgmt in that area.

I own a 5-plex in a small town in East Central Nebraska, and have actually had people who say they were appraisers from my bank (they weren't) go into the building and try to talk to tenants about the kind of info you were describing as well as looking to get my number. 

It is a small additional fee over the credit check fee. 

I would say if dems take house and senate and negate the trump tax cuts that will have a very large negative impact on small businesses who are a big driver In the economy.No matter what, 2020ish timeframe expect a decline in home values and economy

We’ve moved on to small multi-family properties.

As of now I stay in San Diego and searching for a market where I can invest in small multifamily homes(non-commercial).