That's another factor to keep in mind if your market makes it difficult to lower your expenses--it can still be worth it for the equity and  appreciation down the road.

Thanks for keeping us in the loop! 

@Todd Dexheimer I will keep that in mind when I am in the twin cities!

Property can be hard to rent in the colder months, particularly around the holidays.I do 12-month leases because it keeps me on track with inspections, rent increases, and other things.

Looks like it could potentially double the payment making it really hard to profit from the property and keep it up to the level it needs to continue having a decent asset.

Just keep at it, and you'll find the right place.

it makes sense, it's long time process. i will keep looking. 

I could go on about a few ways they misled me, but I'm trying to keep this first post somewhat brief.

These are the things along with having approrpiate level of insurance (property/builders risk and general liability) to keep you out of trouble, not merely creating an LLC. 

I don't ask for SSN and also personally have never provided/been pressured to provide them myself when I used to rent, and honestly don't want to open up liability for having to keep someone's SSN either.