In deciding whether to buy a big multifamily property or not, does the fact that there has been a couple of shootings over a couple of years in the complex play a big role? What about reports of sewage flooding apartm...

I am a man of my word and I know the importance and effect of hard work and dedication.

@Tony Zheng - The 3 most important aspects to an effective direct mail campaign are 1) A quality lead list, 2) A quality mailpiece that gets you to stand out. 3) Follow up/Consistency.1) For a quality lead list, you want to spend time finding niche lists (DFD, tax liens, code violations, etc.).  

Typically, an elderly homeowner effectively takes equity out of his or her house without having to make mortgage payments.

So effectively, USAA writes my umbrella policy, when it otherwise wouldn’t.Why don't I want USAA to cover my investment properties?

If you are showing and finding the prospective tenant and they are just assisting with paperwork, it might be cost effective.  

Ergo, when you subsequently sell the shares you would owe capital gains on the difference between your basis ($500) and the amount that the stock was sold for.Say, you eventually sell the stock for $1,700, your capital gains would be the difference of the "carryover" basis of $500 (NOT the $1,000 FMV as of the date of gift) and the selling price of $1,700; hence, your capital gain would be $1,200 - subject to the capital gains tax rate that would be in effect at that time.Again, seek out a competent tax advisor for further guidance.

Do not let emotion effect your decisions.  

At the bottom I have an implied rent value based on a later section that compares advertised rental rates.Next section is the Recently Sold section which is effectively the same as the current listings.I've noticed in my area there isn't a lot of recently sold data.

The 0% down loan limits do not scale up with unit count for VA loans, but lenders often have FHA and VA lumped together as "FHA/VA" in their heads.From VA.gov:VA's 2017 Loan Limits are the same as the Federal Housing Finance Agency's limits - 2017 Loan Limits (Effective January 1, 2017).