When calculating this don't forget that when moving most of these folks can probably find some kind of "1st month free" deal for new tenants so that's why I suggest a 10% margin between your "new" rents and your estimate of market rates.

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I've found that giving people a lot of information up-front gets me more qualified people calling/emailing me.I also put a sign in the front lawn, but have found that online advertising usually gets me the most inquiries from the kind of people that I'd most like to rent to.

So apartments are perfect for me because there is little to no maintenance to be handled in this kind of living.

I live in a city of over 110,000 people, I would think that there is some kind of investment club in the springfield il area, but I can't find one.

Great question im a newbie and was kind of wondering the same thing as for me i live in houston with a start up cap of about 25k and homes here are through the roof.

i think the case is settled now but jeez, i couldn't imagine going to that kind of trouble over anyone.

Are you looking to find out what kind of career would best prepare you for real estate investing?

What kind of property was it?

Actually, "fixer-upper" is kind of a gentle term for the condition this house was in.