It is easy to go on and on.)

Easy to find buyers under those circumstances. :)Hard to say without knowing all the details of the appraisal, but it looks like there might be something there in this deal.

My gut feel is that in many areas the "inflated" housing price portion due to easy loan qualification (low doc, stated income, bad credit, etc.) has been squeezed out and that prices now reflect what people will pay who have and are willing to pay all cash.

Its very easy, these guys prey on people with more heart and hope then dreams. third person money lenders virtually NEVER work. they are lining their own pockets and then hide behind every excuse in the world on why you can't get financing.

Its easy to make a promise now that has to be kept later.

Enjoy your success.Like my father (who was never involved in Real Estate beyond a SFR) used to say: "It's Simple but not Easy!"

Well, I guess I might not be so easy to just "get rid of the dog".

While either can be easy or difficult to manage, differnt kinds of problems, it's the personality of the tenant, IMO.IMO you should spend no more than a couple hours a month on actual management per unit, a phone call, collection and bookkeeping and coordinating maintenance.

It's not easy.

This would be an easy fix if the case in your area.