People can and do lose money in ETFs, go back and find the paragraph about the average investor loss in Fidelity Magellen fund back during Peter Lynch tenure.  

Best way to use it to avoid getting hit with the higher payment would be to set the payment up on a Bi-weekly and use the cash as a 'All cash" purchase.When you use "All Cash" on a purchase you can then get a "Delayed Financing loan up to 80% LTV to get the majority of your capital investment back into liquid reserves even on a investment.

A lot of opportunities to buy aged C-class homes at 8, 9, 10 caps.Small investor expense ratios are 40%.Large operator expense ratios are 37/38 %.Large platforms/institution expense ratios are 33/34%Big benefit of blanket insurance policies is to drive costs down.A lot of BFR is looking for a bridge product for 2 years to hope rates get back down in the 5% range.Cannot use HPA on BFR communities you plan on selling based on cash flow.5-18% rental premium being achieved based on new construction communities compared to new construction scatter sites.For real time comps go to biggest operators BFR, small multifamily.More confidence about the cost of construction having stabilized.Some products which will not be good for retail buyers will also not be good for rentals.

So I’m back in CA and have to get used to prices.

He wants to retire, but he can't really sell the portfolio, does not have that much equity and he is holding it together with both arms, so he can't step back.

So I reducing the rent to $4900 which led to multiple showings per day, leading to two applications and apartment was rented out before the end of that week. 

Single woman, moves a lot, but moving back from abroad to be closer to family. 

I am basically the traditional Asian family that spent my entire life saving money and purchasing a place in New York City, and after trying to survive for a while I find it too hard now that it’s 2 people and decided to move back to my hometown and do some investing looking for cash flow in particular.

On the higher end of 50k that would put land a bit above 200k.

We would follow abandonment processes for getting possession back and storing belongings.But we are less likely to encounter this because we have this clause in our rental agreement:In the event of abandonment, arrest or death, the following person has the authority to decide when to terminate tenancy and how to store/distribute my belongings:Name: ____________________________________________________Address: ____________________________________________________Phone #: ____________________________________________________If we have an applicant who will be living alone we include this wording.