I’ve been hearing a lot of that lately it would seem the only way around that is to be as careful as possible with tenants, is there any other reasons why you don’t like Washington state as a landlord? 

Would appreciate some feedback, feeling very discouraged lately. 

My snow removal company only salts, no sand and given the cost I was going to switch companies but then realized in my northern climate it’s just worth the extra cost to have it done and over with especially after a tenant claimed a late spring slip and fall last year.

Lest we forget the drying up completely of investor mortgages in late 08 to 2010 or so caused one hell of a mess to our economy   

@Hideaki YenYou just need to know a very basic understanding of accounting to get involved in real estate.Know that your gross income is rental income, late fees, pet fees, etcExpenses are items such as mortgage interest, real estate taxes, insurance, repairs, etcIf your strategy is cash-flow, your income should be higher than your expensesIf your strategy is appreciation, cash-flow may not matter as much.When you file your return, you will need a list of income/expenses from your rental property.Best of luck.

Good afternoon BP community! 

Lately I have had a couple people ask me which one should they start with.

@Justin Windham afternoon sir.

Good afternoon - I am 49 and work a good day job, but my passion has always been to build a multifamily investment business. 

Funny story, due to one prospective tenant showing up early and another showing up late, I had to ask one of them to wait a few minutes in the unit.