I was driving around this morning and came across a vacant property with a sign on the window with emergency contact information - a realty company.

(An emergency move, which I verified, caused by the Landlord.)I told them, One months rent, plus one months security, before I would give them the keys.

College is very important if you're going to get a technical degree (engineering, for example) or for degrees that are prerequisites to certain jobs (law degree, medical degree, etc).

I currently have in addition to my primary residence which has little equity a rental worth $115k and owe 60K and another rental worth $25k with no mortgage I have cash to cover repairs and my own personal emergency fund but do not have any extra for a down payment on another property.

You need to give emergency services the first 24-48 hours to clear roads and do the critical first 24-48 hours of rescue.

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I agree completely.If you do not mind living next to your tenants, then buying a duplex or tri-plex can make sense but the initial investment overhead can be higher.Since you are just starting out, I would recommend getting an emergency fund in place first.

I'm very familiar with the subject, having lived in an area where there were various Indian tribes; and in fact we custom built a medical/dental clinic for them.

I have a deep burning passion for this business, I work every single day towards it, I work full time in Medical IT, and I enjoy my family.

Unfortunately, unless you find the absolute perfect buyer, aftermarket parts don't affect value at...or very, very little.I took $9000 as down payment for a $36000 house worth $50,000 to $60000 bank appraisal and cash flows roughly $275 excluding just PITI (not other expenses).Then I took the other $6000 and paid off credit cards to become debt free with exception of some medical bills after my daughter was born and spent time in Intensive Care.And that's the power of real estate!