But its hard to predict that type of thing and i personally don't like to count on it.So you may want to find ways to look off market to find a decent deal. 

You generally don't count your rent as you're not paying rent.

or does this count as a rent increase in their eyes?

However, it's still important to know how your assignment fees will be counted as income.

QB online is terrible for more reasons that I can count.

Wonder how that fits into the 50% rule.Speaking of the 50% rule, I wouldn't count on an association managing things as well as we would so 50% overall might be low if mismanaged.

I am seeing tqo different things happening here in CA.For banking, they have made it so difficult on borrowers, buyers are fewer and fewer and as such, make it more difficult on the flip side of investments.From private investor money, I am seeing more and more investors wanting to park cash into RE flips than ever before (not counting the bubble of ridiculous speculation)

Like you say Bryon, with cash reserves you can do things those without might think twice about.I don't think you need to count on appreciation...you just need:1.

Tony with that 50k in Orlando why not go and buy with all that cash,in my opinion i wouldnt go after the deal with it being you're paying that much for a quad,also in my opinion never count on an area going up or thriving.I'd check into other similar properties near by before i'd go in contract

That can be a messy and time consuming process, and I wouldn't count on cooperation from the three ex (I assume) wives.