You are not going to be able to control the other side; so, you will need to be able to control your own emotions.  

It has a Gary mailing address, but there's a different school system and the values of real estate are higher than those inside of Gary city limits. 

One of the dirty little secrets of this business is that a really good 4x24 belt sander, a random orbit sander, and an oscillating tool with a sanding pad offer are slower tools to work with, but they offer a lot more control over how much you take an original oak strip floor down on refinishing jobs.

In Eastern Europe there were bathrooms in homes where the entire floor (plus most of the walls) was tiled like the shower, leading to a drain in the middle of the bathroom, meaning a shower curtain is a matter of preference (some people like to keep the steam in, or might have bathroom electronics out on the sink, but it's not considered "necessary" as it is in our "standard" bathrooms), so this isn't even necessarily limited to folks from the "3rd world."

I would think rents would be somewhat limited, vacancy would be high and it would be hard to find long-term tenants. 

Thanks to everyone,I use TenantReports.com - but you will still be limited to a scoring model similar to what you have now because to get full credit reports you have to submit to (and pay for) an office inspection where you keep application records.Tenant rental history is checked in a number of ways to be rather thorough.

It was a bit high in what we could leverage funds for and after we close, our options will be limited.

I'm pretty sure I picked it up from Wendy Patton.It is simple, you buy (control) the property with a lease option. 

Hello all. I've been interested in real estate investing for about 5 years or so and have finally decided to jump in and be aggressive. I currently have two rentals and am searching for my third.  I've also got a smal...

You will be exempt from 1/4th of the gain up to the limits of the sec 121 exclusion assuming that all units are identical and your accountant set up the depreciation schedules with those equal allocations.2.