Some of my answer might be repeating what others have said, but I'll throw my thoughts into the hat:Turnkey Pros- Going to be about as hands-off as you can get on a rental property (not fully hands-off still though)- Can buy in any market because of the hands-off aspect- Experts are doing all the work for youTurnkey Cons- You'll pay market value (watch out for turnkey companies who notoriously charge over market value... it's not most of them, but some of the most popular)- No real way to force appreciation- The least obvious con, in my opinion: People tend to go into turnkeys with that "hands-off" mentality.

It's a transfer from one bank account to the "house account" (albeit illiquid for the most part) but its still my money when I sell or HELOC or the like.I mentally contribute the income from the basement to covering all/most of the interest, insurance, utilities, and taxes, plus the tax deductions we can claim.Great write-up @James Carlson

We lived there for a little over a year until we had to move in with my wife's parents after her father's health began to fail and her mother needed help to take care of him. 

I wouldn't waste the mental energy on calling the person out unless it's negatively and physically impacting my wife and kids. 

I would not lose sleep over it because it is not worth your health to stress out over some sticks and bricks.

My mentality is that there will be less cap improvements / maintenance (hopefully) + there's no inventory in our market currently.2nd part question - Do builders have an issue with purchasing as an investor rather than primary residence?

We got there with the mentality that fanatical customer service is not a single act.

His last offenses he killed the victims to reduce his likehood of being caught.So when looking at registered sex offenders, look at how long ago the offence was, their current age, sometimes the police have information about their health, if they are repeat offenders, how long they have been out, the violence of their action, is it likely repeatable.

@Danny Lee, I stand by the "stop wasting your mental energy" comment.  

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