But mid-century buildings are a nice compromise between strength & "character" (which I really think helps sell leases).Older buildings have a higher possibility of deferred maintenance, of course, but it's really the maintenance or lack thereof, not so much the age, that makes the difference.

Its one thing to pay 20k for a little mid west cash flow C or D class home and pay cash for it you then get what you get return wise ..

Imagine the people that were mid way through building 100 homes worth $10MM, when the market began to crash.

@Gualter Amarelo - I switched jobs mid loan and it wasn't that big of a deal because it was the same industry.

But I'm pretty sure you're saying that you want to move out mid-month, and you want your landlord to be OK with that.

My wife and I will be looking to find somewhere to live closer to her work so she can take care of the dogs between work and her classes, which I do now since I can do that with my job and our current house location.Anyways, if we rented, we'd likely get hit with the crazy pet fees, and we also like the idea of picking up another property.There are a couple 2bd/2ba apartments/condos close to her work in the Savannah, GA area and they are priced with an asking of 40k, built in mid 1980's and have newer roofs.The rents for those and comparable properties is 700 per month.She'd live there for about 10 months while I'm away and then we'd both live there when I return for a few more months before I move away to my next military assignment.Here are the numbers I have for once we rent the property:$170 association fee monthly (includes water, trash, pest cntrl, exterior maint)$20 per month for taxes (230 per year on similar valued apts in the developent)$25 per month insurance$70 per month vacancy factor$40 per month maintenance.$70 month property management fee,For a total of.... almost $400, so the cash flow would be $300.We are considering paying cash due to the purchase price being lower and to avoid paying interest on a place we'd be living at for a little bit.Would this be a good/bad/decent deal?

Boulder is also number one for mid size towns and Denver number 10 for large cities.

I am fair but very firm with them.I generally use the same subs at each job (with an alternate for each trade to keep their prices competitive), occasionally I jettison an under performing sub off to the abyss which sends a clear message to the other subs that I'm not afraid to make changes mid-stream if needed.I buy all materials, subs do not (except rough items by plumber and electrician).

This questions is hard to answer for me, because we buy in 5 different markets.Nebraska- $6,000Colorado- $8,500Texas (Dallas)- $7,000Texas (Valley)- $9,000Indiana- $4,000Figure these are all older single wide homes, 3 bedroom and 1 bath. 14 x 66 box mid 80s through late 90s.

The mid west markets offer NO appreciation by and large with a few exceptions ( as Wendell stated) ...