The "this is going to be easy" mentality was never present.

If the vet doesn't agree with the pet application then easy rejection.

Here's a little worksheet I uploaded that will give you a good idea (reality check) of all the expenses and other considerations that you will face with any rental property, but multi-family in particular has more expenses that may not be immediately evident. http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/d1beard/file/buy-and-hold-analysis The Cincinnati REIA is worth a visit (first visit is free), though for me the jury is still out on the value of spending a lot of time with it.

title says it, what are free easy ways to get sellers calling your phone, besides craigslist backpage or ebay, also what are the best words to use to have motivated sellers calling, and how to keep from getting flagged all the time on CL.

It isn't easy to get 2nd mortgages or lines of credit on investment properties.Anyway if you can qualify for one why not just start there?

Maybe you have a minimum heat requirement that is intended to prevent frozen pipes; the fact that pipes froze would indicate a violation of such a clause / addendum.How easy would it be for you to actually collect assuming the tenant admits / concedes guilt in this matter?

CO isnt all that easy these days, deals are sparse, but not non existent.

A lot of this information can be found relatively easy, and your real estate agent (if you selected on correctly.. you want one who owns their own rental properties) can be a great help.I do cover a lot of topics on my blog, www.intendhomes.com, but there is a lot of good resources here as well.

One of the arguments against gurus is that if it was so easy and they really knew how to do it, then they would do it rather than sell education.

The right thing to do is rarely the easy thing to do. - Larry Winget