There are no legal issues with direct mail marketing although it's also not particularly effective.

I teach kids but the parents don't tip me for teaching them.And that would be a terrible hit to the upward mobility of the middle class' attempt to move to the next level if 1031 exchanges were eliminated.

@Jared Webb the entrepreneur roller coaster and the compound effect by Darren Hardy are great!

I am quite impressed in regards to how effective and accurate the infrared testers are.As for actually replacing the windows, I've been really stupid for the last 30+ years and I've been knocking out the entire windows, installing new windows, stuccoing, plastering and painting.

This often does not keep up with market rents, so on a turn I usually bump it up substantially.These downstairs folks were due for a rent increase on July 1, but I waited until the renovation was done upstairs and made the increase effective September 1.

My personal expectation is that any revenue raising legislation will have an effective date of whenever the bill is signed into law.It's really anyone's guess, however deeply retroactive legislation that raises taxes is debatedly unconstitutional under the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and to a lesser extent other clauses.

Yes, this is probably worth talking with an eviction attorney.Just because he was arrested does not allow you to cancel his lease, which is effectively what you want to do. 

If you buy the rental in your name this will have an effect on your debt to income ratio.

This in theory would allow me to make more appealing offers on deals and eliminate a lender on the front end, when negotiating with the seller.

My $0.02, if you are open to the idea of finding a new primary and turning your current home into the investment, this is 100% going to be the more cost effective method in terms of financing.