Most of time we are buying 20% below market in addition to forcing appreciation, so we can cash out refinance most if not all the funds we put in for our down payment and renovations, so our goal is to cashflow positive with no money in so we can repeat the process. 

Find a new Referral for Builder.Price point can be an issue if you let it be, if you buy right and add value you should be able to refinance your money out and repeat the process.

Saying things like "I can see how you could feel that way" or repeating their complaint back at them such as "So you are saying that you feel the opossum is judging you when he appears in the yard?"

Even though our place accommodates 6, we frequently only have 2 to 4 at the most.

Plenty repeatedly expound on the need for a LLC none have evidence to support the need of any protection beyond having adequate insurance coverage.Nothing beyond boogey man scenarios.I do believe it is a mistake either inside or outside of a LLC to pay down a income property mortgage however conservative investors will continue to place themselves at very high risk by parking their cash in real estate.

"Those who fail to read history are doomed to repeat it."4) 401ks have hidden fees that keep the custodians happy, and you not so happy.5) Most people don't think far enough into the future to be concerned about whether property or stocks (mutual funds, 401k, etc) are a better choice.

We both used to frequent Asbury as kids going to all the great shows and we got to see it develop to what it is today.

What about repeated failure, failing OVER and OVER and OVER again and having your family pity you for a hopeless dreamer, and your friends quietly desert you because you're a perennial charity case, and people on the street sneer at you because the stink of personal failure is on you as surely as it is on an addict sleeping in a cardboard box in an alley?

Hi Russell,I also see that happening quite frequently.  

So that means you need to clean the roof frequently or get rid of the tree.And a big tree (and this is a BIG tree) that close to the home can potentially damage the foundation.