If you also provide something of value to the remaining tenants that makes living in these units better for them (more favorable rental agreement terms, quick attention to maintenance/repair needs, an upgrade that they have been longing for, a kind and respectful management style, etc.) they will be less likely to view you as a threat to their security and well being.Also, don't think about raising the rent anytime soon.

T and Karen Barber.  

@Jesse T. do you go to those meetings?

Anyone have recommendations for someone in Atlanta who is good with ranch style homes like in the Decatur or Chamblee areas? 

Make sure you read the reviews and can follow their "life style" commitments.

We have a 'key style' box on most of our washing machines, and they seem to be inserting something in these and levering the heck out of them to break them loose...We replaced a few boxes this month (for about $100 a piece) and they did the same again.

I can only talk from my experience.I am a kind of person that looks for style, I don't care if it is cheap or custom made.

I've seen more than a handful of investors who have lost their shirts because they took what a wholesaler told them at face value.

The Numbers:- Loans total: 310,000$ (80/20 loans)- House value: 220,000$ (educated guess, not official comp)- Property (Mortgage, Tax, Insurance) % of Gross Income: 30.72%- Property (M,T,I + Property Expenses) % of Gross Income: 34.70%- Property (M,T,I,E + Living Expenses) % of Gross Income: 54.45%Cash Flow:- Rental Property: monthly expenses: $2,706.86- Living monthly expenses: $1540.85- Expense Total: $4247.71- Monthly Income (including rent): $4,717.50- Remaining: $469.79 (monthly remaining cash)Additional Numbers if it mattersInvestment to date: $26,000Future Investment: (Work next 10 years): $74,000Questions:Debt Relief- Was "The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act and Debt Cancellation" extended to 2014?

(almost no-one ever deposits late) even when one of our tenants had an out of state emergency they were able to deposit into a BB&T account from another state :)