When I bought my first house it was cheaper than renting in the apartment complexes for the same square footage.But yes, there is the maintenance and upkeep.

Paul,I thoroughly enjoy it as well; however, it takes a complex understand of more than just one component or area to understand how they all interact together.

If the landlord uncovered it, I’d just uninstall it and tell them to take it out of my deposit.I can’t imagine this working well at a large apartment complex like where I live.

I made the goal of buying my first house or complex before I turn 24, and got a job as an apprentice to a general contractor who works on rental homes.

Simple partial answer to a complex situation. 

If there's a pool that you'll have to resurface in an apartment complex. 

-it doesn't say anywhere in the listing or OM, but there are a few more buildings in this complex that are not part of this deal, I'm assuming that there is association as expenses like landscaping, snow removal, etc. are not mentioned.

Real estate has magical properties of leverage, creativity, and scale-ability that you just won't find in stock investing.Real estate is wildly complex and scary if you don't know what you're doing.

Dealing with the complexities of students, parents, timing and the local student rental market is very difficult.

I do the leg work for the more complex deals and let him continue finding the listed or or to-be listed deals.