When I started, a seasoned landlord told me that there is no faster way to become disillusioned in humanity than being a landlord – he had a ton of Junkers.

It makes me question why you didnt take control over the property faster.

It doesn't get any faster than that.congrats

They have minimum fees, etc so if you are only running one card/month not worth it - but with volume tenants will pay faster so the trade off is for $25 you could potentially get paid quicker by a lot of tenants and spend less time trying to hassle them for rent money.

These flippers help sell our houses much faster.

Homes with garages will rent much faster than homes without (at least in my area) - even if the price is higher because of the garage.

Of course, I am a rehab flipper and in So CAl, so such improvements are expected/needed.For a rental, one could argue you may get it rented faster and/or for more money. if it is a low end renatl, I would leave them for sure.

Real estate investors have certainly fueled Home Depot’s profits, it’s no wonder that the Home Depot just “pulled up the Dow,” as reported today by the Wall Street Journal (http://tinyurl.com/aagp96f) Home improvement has been on the rise over the last 18 months as real estate rehabbers furiously work to fix up and sell all of the REOs, and first time homeowners eagerly spend on their biggest purchases ever.

From everything I've read and heard of yours, @Al Williamson, it's clear you take the ideal to heart, and it doesn't surprise me that people want to be part of what you do and want to see you succeed -- which in turn helps you succeed.If more people had that attitude (it seems a lot of BP people do), investors wouldn't have such a bad name, and investing would be seen as fueling a strong economy, as opposed to being a scapegoat for a poor one.I don't imagine you started this thread looking for compliments, but there you go

Work seems to go by faster listening this stuff.