@Anh Le The strategy I followed was the one I fell the most passionate about and that was compatible with my job and family life at the time.

The market reached its peak in 2006 and fell to its nadir in 2008.

The deal fell through when he decided he rather hold onto all the properties until he passed away so that his kids could inherit them, sell them at market value, and not be taxed on the capital gains.

I've had one tenant owe me $2k+ - I was polite to her when she moved out and treated her with dignity and respect and she paid me every dime 4-5mos later when she got her tax return - have another similar incident when someone else fell on a hard time. 

There was an attempt to set one up earlier this year, but it fell through.

The deal fell through because a bank switched terms on us during underwriting, but I was wondering if there is any way to structure around this problem.

Visited last year and unfortunately a couple properties fell through.

So both of those properties fell under the same loan??

In my scenario, one of the lenders I talked to called me a few months later and told me that a deal just fell through and asked me if I was still on the market.

The paint is starting to chip and one piece actually fell off from being rotten.