.$2400 income a month$600 mortgage payment a month (including taxes and insurance in escrow account)$240 (10% of income) for management fees$200 HOA$100 Repairs$100 CAPXTotal 1160 a month = roughly 14k a year.With All this money why don't you use this and your W-2 to repair and live in the newly bought house and update it along the way.

The unit would require extensive work to remove the stains/stench as well as make needed rehab updates. 

We are going to update the cosmetic issues Lessons learned?

Will update after CoE Lessons learned?

My lender just hit me with a last minute update to my loan disclosure increasing my taxes by ~$200 monthly.

This is an older development (built in '75) and properties that have been updated are currently trading at around $171/Sf. 

I try to update them on a regular basis based on users' feedback.

Now I have some Vacancies, but I can’t find any Good Contractors to turn over/ Update the Property..

House was in Rough shape so we Updated/Remodeled the interior.

I'll update this thread to let everyone know the result.On a different note, I talked to the "original" lender again and apparently he's counting depreciation and mortgage interest (on my taxes) against me.