I have much respect for service men and women. 

As for my background, I have a little experience in Real Estate investing, in the Canadian environment (full remodel of a 1948 house, 2 years of corporate leasing, sold my house by myself).

Over the long term the desire is to build a large enough portfolio that cash flows enough so we can leave our respective jobs.

If you in a city environment, it's so busy as long as your renters are quiet....most won't even notice.  

Young, inexperienced and/or uneducated parents may not have thought about the environment and child safety.

I am definitely going ask the current tenants how their current living situation is and be respectful to them in understanding the changes for them as well.Its also good to know major problems can be caught before closing and we can address them before we get caught up in something we cant handle yet. 

@Drew CastleberryA way to reduce cost with respect to the IRA is to consider investing the IRA in an LLC (IRA LLC) and then having the non-recourse loan processed to the LLC.

As possibly the most successful real estate investor around today, Sam Zell is a great source to listen to.  I found some notes from his latest conference presentation, and the link is below.  Here are a few parts:Sam...

It must be difficult living in that environment.  

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