So while a pet may not do damage to the house for something that can be reimbursed for, they are definitely adding wear and tear on the house.2) The other option there is to raise the rent.

Steve Vu I'd start by watching this BP video on raising private money for syndicated deals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

I'm considering raising the rent on another property because I am charging well below market rent.

Needs to be raised before it rots from the shower head beating on it.  

Ironically, my one of my wife's best friends from her college days in Minneapolis was born and raised in Richfield.

The above is my opinion only based upon my observations only that really should not matter to anyone other than those that give a damn about the USA and the Americans that live, work, raise their families and pay taxes here...

I have units in South Boston and I was able to rent out a unit for October 1st and I even raised the rent. 

As for what we look for, it's stabilized properties of 100 units or more, preferably with some ability to increase NOI by raising rents or cutting expenses.

My gut is telling me that is the way I will need to go if she keeps doing this work.Obviously, I can just raise the rent and do everything myself, which is fine.

33K in student loans, about 11k on plastic (wedding/honeymoon/school), plus houseMy experience in real estate is limited to spending time with my grandfather growing up.He had several rental houses and would always be working on them.As I grew up and paid more attention to the business side of his work I realized that he was working just to stay busy and not working to create more income.His end goal was always to create more income but he was always distracted by the job of remodeling and updating.He has been my mentor and main father figure for years but now it is time I “upgrade” to someone capable of guiding me in the direction I want to go.I will always love my grandfather but his business sense is not one I need to follow.My goals in real estate are to create a “four hour work week” (gotta love the Tim Ferriss way of life) by a combination of buy and hold and flips.I hope to use this method to create a stable business and then move into apartment complexes.After lurking on this site I have learned about the different rules needed to ensure profit out of each.In my farm area there are many MLS deals that fall into these numbers.Now it is just about raising funds.I would love to find some Sub2 deals.Famous FourFavorite real estate book Never read one.Bigger Pockets Favorite business book Poke the Box by Seth Godin, 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, and No More Mondays by Dan Miller Hobbies include working on cars and spending time with friends and family.These are very important to me and I do not get enough time with my desk job with either.What is thing that sets apart successful investors from those that fail Getting back up on the horse after failing and not letting friends and family tell you that being an investor is a stupid idea.