Doesn't need any major work, just some landscaping, some paining, a few small things need to be replaced.

It was a pain in the butt.

Still Painful and costly to me.Anybody with a similar experience?

There are too many 'birthing and growing pains' associated with starting and growing a new business that would lead me to believe that this is a good move for you at this time.

They will have a lower rate of return- say 6-10%- but a very low pain in the butt factor- and possibly counter cyclical downturns to your other investments.

This has application both in bulk and one off trade situations.I can certainly share some commentary from my experiences, some of which have been painful learning curves.

Jon HoldmanI share your screen pain, I freaking hate screens when people destroy them and throw everything away to hide the evidence.

That is a pain but I gotta get some revenue coming in!

This could be a bookkeeping pain.

Assuming it seemed likely that the buyer could negotiate away any deficiency and avoid paying taxes on the difference (mortgage relief act), any listing agent would be stupid -- and NOT DOING THEIR JOB -- by recommending to the seller that they present the higher offer to the bank.So, for any listing agents reading this -- NEVER TREAT THE BANK AS A CLIENT (unless in some very weird situation the bank legally is your client).