Always have a reserve in place to be able to pay for unexpected repairs as they're sure to surface over time.Even with the unexpected road bumps, I continue to be a huge believer in real estate as a critical component of investment strategy.

Remember that home prices are continuously fluctuating and that oftentimes people overlook homes due to whatever reason.

The administrations coverup on Libya has 4 dead Americans on the other end, that were refused security by the Secretary of State, and it's incredible that the Dems are allowing the lies to continue.

I find myself often overwhelmed and confused after reading from so many different sources with different strats and ideas, but I continue to do so because Real Estate has always been a love of mine.

Unfortunately, I'm not smart enough (yet) to figure out how to make investing in land more profitable than housing....especially seeing that we are in the midst of a housing shortage that will continue to get worse.

If not, I'm thinking I'll have to start considering flipping as a way to build up the capital to continue to add good cash flowing rentals (i.e. flip one, use the 20k towards the dp to add a rental that still cash flows $300 or more).

Or can the tenants pay FMR to continue tenancy.

All the expensive government studies have concluded that people will continue to die and leave messes.

Your website and blogsite names "struggling investor" suggest you will continue to get that experience because that is what you're putting out to the "universe."

Although some States showed a decrease in foreclosure starts from last year, the good news for real estate investors is that more foreclosures will continue to trickle into the market from States like NJ, NY, and FL.