You do not want to keep having to pay attorney fees, tenant improvements costs, and leasing fees every time a tenant last a few years and goes dark.

. - Lose out on most (now you're stuck with that vacant lot that, if you go sell it, will be a stale listing with little/no interest), win on a few, and hopefully the wins offset those losses. 

The expectations are wrong and the work that goes into the portfolio is wrong.Just like working out, it may take months or years of steady and consistent work to see lasting results. 

He's financed my last 12 projects, including 5 construction-to-perm loans.

Initial Jobless Claims fell another 9K last week and came in at 323K which was better than the consensus estimates of 330K.

We ran into some unexpected costs last year, so aren't able to contribute much to the down payment on the next property right now as we build up our savings again (DP will be her contribution).

I'm also interested in connecting with other investors/people active in the industry, bought my first property last year, working to fix it up and rent it out.

In my last post, we discussed home variability and how a lack of uniformity contributes to challenges in property renovations.

For daily use checking up on partial payers:   Sum up the payements received AND give detailed payements for the last 3 mo,  set the date range. 

Always buyer beware.I have done it tons of time in Dade and broward and bought bunch of  properties in Miami at auction during last crisis.